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Good Physics Books
Classical ElectrodynamicsClassical Electrodynamics by John David Jackson
Buy new: £66.23 / Used from: £50.00
Simple. The Best Book on Electromagnetism.
The Classical Theory of Fields: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics)The Classical Theory of Fields: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics) by L.D. Landau
Buy new: £31.34 / Used from: £42.00
Gravitation and electromagnetism in one tour de force. Brilliant!
Mechanics: Volume 1 (Course of Theoretical Physics)Mechanics: Volume 1 (Course of Theoretical Physics) by L.D. Landau
Buy new: £28.07 / Used from: £39.77
Not for beginners. But a superb book.
Quantum Mechanics: Vol. 3 (Course of Theoretical Physics)Quantum Mechanics: Vol. 3 (Course of Theoretical Physics) by E.M. Lifshitz
Buy used from: £39.95
My favourite book on quantum mechanics But not the best.
Quantum MechanicsQuantum Mechanics by Leonard I. Schiff
Buy used from: £64.99
The best reference book on QM.
Quantum Field TheoryQuantum Field Theory by Lewis H. Ryder
Buy new: £35.06 / Used from: £29.93
A good place to start with quantum field theory.
A First Course in General RelativityA First Course in General Relativity by Bernard F. Schutz
Buy used from: £19.99
A good introduction to GR. Not much maths required either.
Introducing Einstein's RelativityIntroducing Einstein's Relativity by Ray d'Inverno
Buy new: £37.41 / Used from: £29.99
An excellent introduction to General relativity.
Classical Mechanics, 3rd Ed.Classical Mechanics, 3rd Ed. by Herbert Goldstein
Buy used from: £84.09
The daddy of Classical mechanics.
Mathematical Methods for PhysicistsMathematical Methods for Physicists by George B. Arfken
Buy used from: £155.05
All the tools of the trade, in one clear volume. Excellent.
Fluid Mechanics: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics)Fluid Mechanics: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) by L.D. Landau
Buy new: £29.61 / Used from: £45.24
The best book on fluid mechanics. By the master himself.
Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of RelativityGravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity by Steven Weinberg
Buy new: £87.17 / Used from: £67.23
My favourite GR book. Not the best one to learn from though.
Lectures on Physics: Complete Set v. 1-3Lectures on Physics: Complete Set v. 1-3 by R.P. Feynman
Buy new: £59.58 / Used from: £54.58
These made me want to study physics at uni. The clearest physics literature I've read. Classic.