Share Your Favorite Physics Textbooks!

[serali]

hi everybody,

I really want to learn your ideas about textbookson physics. which one is your favorite? of course I am not talking about popular books. I want you to say for example:

classical mechanics-landau
quantum mechanics-liboff

but only one book on each subject. thanx

 

[dextercioby]

What level do you want to achieve...?Excellency?

Daniel.

 

[mathwonk]

is he a prince?

 

[dextercioby]

Ha,ha

Daniel.

 

[dextercioby]

He's a mathematician.Surprisingly,even mathematicians can be funny.Alright,name the domains in which you want textbook advice and the the amount of mathematics you're willing to swallow.

Daniel.

 

[serali]

I just wanted to learn your favourites... and I don't care about the amount of math. but a good book shouldn't say "we leave the proof as an example..." or "...but the proof of this is beyond the scope of this book...".

 

[Baggio]

You ask for a book on each subject?

Do you know how many subjects there are!

 

[dextercioby]

I am not looking for advice, I just wanted to learn your favourites... and I don't care about the amount of math. but a good book shouldn't say "we leave the proof as an example..." or "...but the proof of this is beyond the scope of this book...".

anyway, If you insist on giving an advice, I would like one on EMT.

There's no self-contained book.All books have a bibliography,all textbooks have exercises.

Landau & Lifschitz book on classical field theory and J.D.Jackson's "Classical Electrodynamics" (the 3rd edition) are the best.

Daniel.

 

[serali]

You ask for a book on each subject?

Do you know how many subjects there are!

sorry.. I should have been more clear.

I am asking about undergrad and gradute level, and the books I ask are on subjects like: geometry and topology, quantum mechanics, particle physics, EMT, classical mechanics...I am not into low dimensional field theories yet...