What Are the Best Textbooks for a Comprehensive 3-Year BSc Physics Course?

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The discussion revolves around identifying suitable textbooks for a comprehensive 3-year BSc Physics course, focusing on readability and coverage of topics. Participants share their experiences and suggestions regarding specific texts.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire for readable textbooks that cover the majority of a BSc Physics course.
  • Another participant suggests the Feynman Lectures as a potentially valuable resource, noting their availability online.
  • A participant questions whether the Feynman Lectures cover all necessary areas of physics.
  • One participant reflects on the Feynman Lectures' comprehensive nature and considers whether "The Road to Reality" by Roger Penrose is still relevant in light of the Feynman Lectures.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the completeness of the Feynman Lectures or the relevance of Penrose's book, indicating multiple viewpoints on the adequacy of these resources.

Contextual Notes

There is uncertainty regarding the specific areas covered by the Feynman Lectures and how they compare to other suggested texts.

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I like reading. I am currently in alevels but I find the physics and most of the maths easy, some of the further maths takes a bit of thinking. Are there any textbooks that cover the majority of the 3 year bsc physics course in a readable way.

Thank you.
 
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yup790 said:
I like reading. I am currently in alevels but I find the physics and most of the maths easy, some of the further maths takes a bit of thinking. Are there any textbooks that cover the majority of the 3 year bsc physics course in a readable way.

Thank you.
Something that may be worth reading are the Feynman lectures, which are freely available online here.
 
my school has those. Are there any areas they don't cover?
 
I looked at them, they seem to cover every area i can name, that's good.

I was going to get the road to reality by roger penrose, but this now seems obsolete after the fynman lectures. Is it?
 

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