Undergraduate Physics: Study Modern Physics & Get Concepts Clear

[Titan97]

My college started physics course with light and blackbody radiation. I am facing difficulties in understanding relativistic energies, Compton effect and specific heats of multi atomic gases. Can you suggest a method for studying modern physics and suggest some good books for getting my concepts clear?

 

[symbolipoint]

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My college started physics course with light and blackbody radiation.

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[Titan97]

they did. at first the prof taught random things from atomic structure. then he discussed light (photoelectric effect, compton effect). Then came blackbody radiation (Rayliegh-jeans law, stefans law, etc) and now we will start quantum mechanics soon. This is my college: http://www.iitb.ac.in/ (IIT Bombay, the best college in my country). Please help me.

Can you suggest a good book that deals with the above topics?

 

[symbolipoint]

they did. at first the prof taught random things from atomic structure. then he discussed light (photoelectric effect, compton effect). Then came blackbody radiation (Rayliegh-jeans law, stefans law, etc) and now we will start quantum mechanics soon. This is my college: http://www.iitb.ac.in/ (IIT Bombay, the best college in my country). Please help me.

Can you suggest a good book that deals with the above topics?

Physics instruction begins with Kinematics and Mechanics. After that is learned enough, the topics taught are Electricity & Magnetism. You do not want to try skipping the more basic topics.

This page was also on that site: https://portal.iitb.ac.in/asc/Courses
You should find the courses you need in that listing.

 

[Titan97]

I have already learned those in high school. And the courses given are not for first years. These are the lectures I was given. (these lectures are common for every branch in first year)

 

[Titan97]

This is the course we started with: https://portal.iitb.ac.in/asc/Courses/crsedetail.jsp?ccd=PH 105