What books should I read to learn applied physics?

[AhmedHesham]

Summary: What books should I read to learn applied physics?

If I want to study applied physics
What books should I read ?
What are the topics?

 

[marcusl]

What do you mean? For an undergrad program? Grad? For a job? What field? Why? What is your goal?

 

[berkeman]

@marcusl beat me to it. We need to know *much* more about your background and what you know so far and where you want to go with this. The more details you can provide, the better we can do our best to help you.

 

[AhmedHesham]

OK. I'm an engineering student in the first year. And I plan to specialize in electronics .and I wanted to study applied physics by my self. Self learning .

 

[berkeman]

So you've had Calculus (differential and integral calc), and maybe one Calculus-based Physics class so far? One approach you might take is study from the Physics books you will be using in your classes in your 2nd year. That will be challenging, and put you ahead of the other students when you get to those classes...

 

[AhmedHesham]

So you've had Calculus (differential and integral calc), and maybe one Calculus-based Physics class so far? One approach you might take is study from the Physics books you will be using in your classes in your 2nd year. That will be challenging, and put you ahead of the other students when you get to those classes...

Thanks

 

[ZapperZ]

OK. I'm an engineering student in the first year. And I plan to specialize in electronics .and I wanted to study applied physics by my self. Self learning .

You just need to learn General Physics. Period. There is no such thing as learning "applied physics". There are physics courses and texts geared towards engineering majors, etc., but these are more academic goals than a specific discipline of physics.

Zz.

 

[marcusl]

I agree with ZapperZ. Applied Physics is a graduate department at many universities, but its students have completed an undergraduate degree in physics. You can't specialize until you know the basics.

 

[MidgetDwarf]

Kip: Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism. Good intro EM book.
Alonso: Fundamental University Physics. Best physics intro series.

 

[AhmedHesham]

Kip: Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism. Good intro EM book.
Alonso: Fundamental University Physics. Best physics intro series.

Thanks