Below, I am listing books and I will be back with revisions. To see books in this video, just click on any of the highlighted times below. 1:10 "Principles of Physics" 2:26 "Surely, You're Joking, Mr Feymann" 2:35 "Thirty Years that Shock Physics" 3:15 "Lectures on Physics" 4:21 "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences" 4:37 (Need book title here. Please help.) 4:48 "Algebra for Scientists and Engineers" 5:14 "Atomic Physics" 5:24 "Atomic and Nuclear Physics" 6:24 Classical Electodynamics" 7:13 "Theoretical Mechanics" 7:24 "Classical Dynamics" 7:33 "Mechanics" 8:22 "Quantum Physics" 9:33 "QED" 9:51 "Quantum Field Theory" 10:15 "Field Theory in Particle Physics" 10:48 "Quantum Field Theory" 11:58 "Aspects of Quantum Field Theory on Curved Space-time" 12:04 "Quantum Fields in Curved Space" 12:20 "Fundamental of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by Reif. 12:43 "Thermo-dynamics" by Enrico Fermi. 13:04 "Mathematics, Financial Derivatives" 14:24 "Statistical Mechanics, A Set of Lectures" 14:56 "Quantum Mechanics" 15:10 "Problems in Quantum Mechanics with Solutions" 15:28 "Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals" 15:43 "Quantum Theory" by David Bohm. 16:29 "Gravitation" 16:56 "Gravitation and Cosmology, Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity" 18:08 "Lecture Notes on xxxx" (I need help on title. Please assist and thanks) 18:20 "Introduction to Supersymmetry" by Muller-Kirsten and Wiedermann. 18:55 "Superstrings" 19:05 "Superstring Theory" 19:30 "Tensor Calculus" by J.L. Synge and A. Schild 19:57 "The Large Scale Structure of Space-time" 20:10 "General Relativity" 20:42 "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft Mermin. 21:05 "Differential Forms in General Relativity" 21:25 "Superspace" 22:20 "Text-book on Spherical Astronomy, Fifth Edition" by W. M. Smart
As an addendum, for the lower-level physics, Griffiths E&M is an AMAZING textbook. I’ve heard you grow out of it, but it should bring you right to where you need to be for like a graduate level textbook on E&M. I’ve heard some bad stuff about Griffiths quantum, but I’ve heard a bunch of good stuff about Zettili’s quantum textbook.
are we able to produce energy by atmospheric pressure, because according to me if we use a kilometres large inverted vessel then lots of water going inside and outside from it at very minimum changing in atmospheric pressure so we fit turbine at it's top or bottom so it's always do some work and we stored that electricity in battery, endless motion day and night as we know that atmospheric pressure increases and decreasing all days and nights continues function and constant source of energy😌😌😎😎😎😓😓😓
I'm just starting out on my self-studying journey, and I don't usually comment but I absolutely must for this video. Sir, I love your personality and your radiating intelligence- it makes me so happy and eager to learn more! I can't wait to start my physics library and learn more from you. Thank you! 💖
@@Fekuchand_ Just as we see few women in construction, engineering, mathematics, bodybuilding etc. There is a degree of natural “NPC syndrome” more commonly found in almost all women than in men. They don’t have many interesting things to say, grand plans or plots, or drive to build something incredible and useful. The concerns of most women lie in being socially well liked and painting they nails.
Good books I've read that stand the test of time are: Astronomy and Cosmology: A Modern Course - F. Hoyle, Methods of Mathematical Physics - H. Jeffreys, Chemistry - L. Pauling. Most original works were good: Mach, Huygens, Newton, Kepler, Planck, Gauss and Hubble. Classics like Lamb's Hydrodynamics...
You shouldn’t dive straight into original papers and books of hundreds of years ago, because then you will miss out on future refinements and developments made to the theories, or end up reading a principle that was later proven false. Newton and his era used a lot of arcane geometric logic instead of algebra to derive and prove statements. I am still trying to figure out how that works. Lol. Science is not like religion or history, where the best form of study would be to directly consult the Scripture or the primary sources. History and Religion are regressive fields. They become more and more watered down over time, as a general rule. The STEM fields are progressive. So it is better to start off with Classical Mechanics - H.Goldstein and _then_ work backwards.
Anton is Schaum are both good for calculus. Buy second hand. But any book will do. Any inexpensive introductory physics book will also do. YOu will not get a book on both.
I agree about Matthews and Walker being bad. I am easy to please, and I found it disorganized. Could be based on Feynman, since he was said to use lots of shortcuts, and this book is, like he said, really just a cook book. Best book on the subject I have ever found was Reilly Hobson and Bence Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers. Very to the point and very clear.
Thank you for your great introduction I just picked up uploads from you tube. I am an electronic engineer at 63 about to retire in Hong Kong. Goal is to understand more GR before I see Einstein. I just made few breakthrough in conceptual understandings in tensors, pretty exciting now...will read your lessons with great interest. Again thank you.
Try "A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics" by John S. Townsend as your first introduction to QM at undergraduate level. Much better than Griffith etc. Unconventional - follows Sakurai and Feynman vol 3. Starts with matrix mechanics and not wave mechanics which it gets to later. Very "physical" intro ( a la Feynman) and not a Mathematical tour. Then read Shankar and Sakurai.
Professor O'Reilly! I'm about to watch all your CZcams! I use your examples to explain things all the time. If you're on a spacecraft going the speed of light you won't know it (well maybe from the stars). I remember you once told a crazy story about the hydraulic crankshaft (and the London tunnel ;))
@@DaytonaStation another example I've always remembered was how Galileo was able to determine the orbits because when he looked through the telescope (which was a new invention) the stars were dots but planets were spheres. And the math for a geocentric universe was pages long while the heliocentric math was a line or so. I still remember a ton from your class. Glad the back of that bullet missed ya ❤️ haha
1st of all I liked this video and I have some books of those you mentioned. But I can't understand the name of some publishers and authors. If you kindly write on the description area, I shall be happy.
This video is a guide tour on author’s home library and this is how it should be considered. The review was OK but somewhere subjective. E.g. it was stated that “old Jackson” is better than new. However, no proofs were given etc. I think, learning Physics by reading a bunch of books is not a 21-century way. If one has enough motivation, he/she can learn a lot of Physics just using Internet, CZcams , College websites etc. If you are a beginner and want to learn Physics, get a good problem solving book which fit your skills. “Shaum’s 2000 solved Physics problems” would do for the start. Work through the book and you will find out soon what theoretical concepts you need to understand. You will also gain some self confidence. If you are stack, do search on the topic and go through examples. This is just a first step. Please be advised that being a good problem solver is necessary but not sufficient to become a good Physicist. Try to invent your own problems and then solve them too…
This comment is a review on the author’s home library and this is how it should be considered. The review was OK but somewhere subject. E.g it was stated that “learning Physics by reading a bunch of books is not a 21st century way…” however no proofs were given etc. I think, it is much more convenient to learn a given physical theory from a single relied upon Modern canon, like Modern QM - Sakurai, than to have your attention dragged hither and tither falling into a soup of articles written by bored wikipedia basement dwellers, and college websites designed to present pop sci than real physics. If you are a beginner and want to learn physics, do not buy a random schaum’s outlines book. First, focus on what theory’s problem solving you struggle with. Classical mechanics, Quantum, electrodynamics, ? and then search for a good problem book on that. Because the machinery of problem solving you use will be different for each theory. Please be aware that simply solving problems is not physics, rather its an exercise in applying the theory to a system. Real physics is in designing and interpreting experiments and in designing and analysing theories.
Hello, thank you for the list of books. What do you think of books by David Griffiths, suchs as QM and electrodynamics? Also I'm an engineering student trying to learn physics on the side mostly from books. How do you go about learning from books, do you read every little detail and exercise or should I go over some concepts quicker than other ones? Thanks, Jesse :)
@@1eVi don’t know. In any case, you don’t need many books. You just need a single modern “canon” to catch up with the theory, like Sakurai’s book and then you can work backwards or into research. I know you didn’t ask, but all this obsession with physics bibliophilia is a great distraction. Just stick to a few books per theory and then study papers
Hi Professor, thanks for this. In his bio, Rick Feymann said that he was called to collaborate in evaluate school physics book. I wonder which book he tried to correct, who was the people against his arguments, and what was his proposals... (he said that it was a frustrating experience...)
Thanks sir for replying Actually I am interested in research in physics. Specifically unified theory., extraterrestrial life, super string theory. If you will please recommend some books and guide me. I will be much more thankful to you sir.
There is no unified theory beyond what we have got. Superstrings are interesting mathematical objects but do not exist in nature. That is because nature does not respect supersymetry.
Sir, "Nature does not respect supersymmetry."wowwwwww I agree but with duo respect I will differ with you in just one aspect. Instead of nature I would call it GOD............ Sir physicists are working on unified theory. And may be one day we will be able to present unified theory.
@@hellonafeeshello3225 you cannot say I agree. You are not an oracle. Even I could not say that. Problem with your comet is that there is no proof of the existence of God. That is faith not science. That nature does not respect supersymmetry is born out by the lack of its experimental observation throughout a period of 46 years.
@@DaytonaStation you need programming to design physics experiments nowadays. Don’t be a backwards tradition clinger. If newton were alive he would not just ignore computational benefits
Do what he says and start with a good general foundation. Once you get the basics, Feynman will make a lot more sense. He really does cover just about everything in those three volumes, but you just miss too much without a good background. As he said, Feynman doesn’t make it easy. Best to get the foundation first and read the lectures after. That’s my opinion.
Why do we still have universities in an age of online video? The federal government should (1) hire the best professor in the country for each subject and pay them a lot of money to record a complete course. Maybe 2 or 3 of the best professors per course. Students could choose their favorite professor. (2) Same with text books. The writing should be supervised by experts at learning, early chapters should take into account the math that would be known at that time, and new math integrated into the lessons as needed. (3) Stop all federal loans and grants for all students and end college subsidies. Let the students learn for free from the new Federal University. (4) They can chat with one another for help. (5) All undergrad through masters should be done like this. Research Universities would only do research. Get the Ph.D. by applying after your M.A. Or hell, get your Ph.D. from a private / corporate research lab. (6) The old system should have been shit canned in the 1970s when VCRs became a thing. I get it - the 18 year olds want to attend the country club away from home on the taxpayers' dime.
This is so sad. Landau and Lifshitz, Mechanics, is not the standard work. There are many books superior to, and more up to date, than Landau. That being said, it is worth having in your library just for the first part which is a nice biography of Landau.
Could you recommend a single canon of classical mechanics? I am just looking for an authoritative source for the statements of the theory itself. (I can practise problem solving elsewhere) I tried reading the principia of newton until I realised in a rare moment of sentience, classical mechanics has developed since newton. 😆.
you want to learn physics alone so..... Alonso Finn - Fundamental University Physics all 3 volumes Feynman Leighton Sands - Physics I II II its interesting but not sufficient, and not so good to have a clear picture Shankar R. - Fundamentals of Physics Mechanics its almos perfect to say Kittel C. Knight W. Ruderman M. - Berkeley Physics vol. I its very interesting Verma H.C. - Concepts of Physics its like Shankar but even better, a sintetic very precise book very serius Hugh D. Young Roger A. Freedman Sears and Zeman its the best one of the all not serius, but complete Jackson its a must have, but not alone you need anoter good to explain all jackson say its easy exercises but cleary is not, i think Zangwill or Kurt Lechner Classical Mechanics Goldstein, then Landau, then Arnol'd and Taylor J.R. Classical Mechanics Quantum Mechanics , Jauch - Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - 1966 its very good and Sakurai J. Napolitano J. - Modern Quantum Mechanics even better but a bit hard, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji good and not hard, Gasiorowicz S. its almost perfect but need the other books to be complete Then there is Classical Fields Theory Then Lie Groups and Lie Algebras Then Quantum Field Theory, Zuber its a very good book indeed, Ryder H. - Quantum field theory good too i agree again Quantum Gravity Ryder H. - Quantum field theory Aspects of quantum field theory in curved space-time by Stephen A Fulling its effective and good, Birrel its well done but a bit old
Sigh You don’t learn physics by reading a mass of textbooks. The value of any document in physics is three: 1 - Experimental Transmissions. Does it tell you of an experiment? 2 - Theoretical Transmission. Does it build or canonise a physical theory? 3 - Exercises. Does it have difficult problems that help develop and refine your problem solving machinery ? Just get one book per theory. And maybe one general physics book, if you don’t yet even know what physics is.
You went straight from Serway and Jewett to Jackson electrodynamics? That's an insurmountable jump that no actual student of physics will make realistically. You went from first year undergrad books straight to grad level books. Nobody uses Feynman lectures when learning the subject they use it to improve their understanding of the subject.
I thought about it and I have done a lot of work on string theory but since it is false and wrong I don't want to encourage it. I even prepared a CZcams class on ST. Feynman would not do it so i provably will not. In any case string theory is nothing special. The artifact that people get amazed by is super string theory which is supposed to be a model of the world. It is impossible to teach. In any case supersymmetry is probably not right either.
You don’t need all these books to learn physics lol. just get one good modern book for each theory, and that’s it. Then you should move straight to research papers. look what happens when you become a victim of bibliophilia, like this guy and math sorcerer. They stopped caring about math and physics and care more about Muh boOk
Below, I am listing books and I will be back with revisions. To see books in this video, just click on any of the highlighted times below.
1:10 "Principles of Physics"
2:26 "Surely, You're Joking, Mr Feymann"
2:35 "Thirty Years that Shock Physics"
3:15 "Lectures on Physics"
4:21 "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences"
4:37 (Need book title here. Please help.)
4:48 "Algebra for Scientists and Engineers"
5:14 "Atomic Physics"
5:24 "Atomic and Nuclear Physics"
6:24 Classical Electodynamics"
7:13 "Theoretical Mechanics"
7:24 "Classical Dynamics"
7:33 "Mechanics"
8:22 "Quantum Physics"
9:33 "QED"
9:51 "Quantum Field Theory"
10:15 "Field Theory in Particle Physics"
10:48 "Quantum Field Theory"
11:58 "Aspects of Quantum Field Theory on Curved Space-time"
12:04 "Quantum Fields in Curved Space"
12:20 "Fundamental of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by Reif.
12:43 "Thermo-dynamics" by Enrico Fermi.
13:04 "Mathematics, Financial Derivatives"
14:24 "Statistical Mechanics, A Set of Lectures"
14:56 "Quantum Mechanics"
15:10 "Problems in Quantum Mechanics with Solutions"
15:28 "Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals"
15:43 "Quantum Theory" by David Bohm.
16:29 "Gravitation"
16:56 "Gravitation and Cosmology, Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity"
18:08 "Lecture Notes on xxxx" (I need help on title. Please assist and thanks)
18:20 "Introduction to Supersymmetry" by Muller-Kirsten and Wiedermann.
18:55 "Superstrings"
19:05 "Superstring Theory"
19:30 "Tensor Calculus" by J.L. Synge and A. Schild
19:57 "The Large Scale Structure of Space-time"
20:10 "General Relativity"
20:42 "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft Mermin.
21:05 "Differential Forms in General Relativity"
21:25 "Superspace"
22:20 "Text-book on Spherical Astronomy, Fifth Edition" by W. M. Smart
Underrated comment!
You are my hero
Regarding the missing title at 12:20 I think it could be an old copy of Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics.
18:20 is Introduction to Supersymmetry, by Muller-Kirsten and Wiedemann.
Paul Davies Thank you very much.
Enrico Fermi's thermodynamics is really a gem. I couldn't learn thermo, it always confused me, until Fermi, then it all became crystal clear.
it is went through it several times
Fantastic study guide. Your enthusiasm is contagious, & yes a books list pls. Thank you very much sir.
As an addendum, for the lower-level physics, Griffiths E&M is an AMAZING textbook. I’ve heard you grow out of it, but it should bring you right to where you need to be for like a graduate level textbook on E&M. I’ve heard some bad stuff about Griffiths quantum, but I’ve heard a bunch of good stuff about Zettili’s quantum textbook.
This is by far the best, and you can't tackle Jackson before you master Griffiths.
Griffiths QM is very good, it's problems are such that you are guided in stages. Learning really does not end, so next you read Saakurai...etc.
Excellent video Mr.O'Reilly. I will be book shopping today, thank you for the insight.
Its Doctor. Watch the follow up to that on books.
Not mr. Dr. But thats ok. Anyway I am a motorcycle mechanic but a pretty good physicist too.
@@DaytonaStation something stuck up you know where
I will sort it out more simply later.
Ok Relativity tomorrow.
are we able to produce energy by atmospheric pressure, because according to me if we use a kilometres large inverted vessel then lots of water going inside and outside from it at very minimum changing in atmospheric pressure so we fit turbine at it's top or bottom so it's always do some work and we stored that electricity in battery, endless motion day and night
as we know that atmospheric pressure increases and decreasing all days and nights continues function and constant source of energy😌😌😎😎😎😓😓😓
I think I'll stick with 'Exploring The Earth and Moon' ( 1980 ) by Patrick Moore ( 1923 - 2012 ).
Lol! It is aimed at 10 - 12 year olds.
It 's a pleasure if you add some books references on standard model (weak, strong forces) and Quantum Information theory.
@@TaskForce141cod Howard Georgi has the standard but on that.
This is exactly what I need. I have recently started learning physics, as I want to create physics simulations in 3D.
How’s that going
@@polyglotpengyou he gave up. Like that physicist who committed end game after the learned too much of physics.
Danngggg .... you have JD Jackson's book in Gaussian units .... that's sweet vintage. Love that old original sleeve!
There is a natural progression from big to small in stem. Big books introduce subjects, small books delve into them.
Yes, exactly.
It would've been awesome if the list of the books appeared in the description.
Yes,
He doubts in the validity of supersymmetry. I like this guy.
2:35 another marvellous George Gamow book “1,2,3…infinity”
I really appreciate that! it's rare to get an advice such that.
WONDERFUL introduction! thank you very much!
I'm just starting out on my self-studying journey, and I don't usually comment but I absolutely must for this video. Sir, I love your personality and your radiating intelligence- it makes me so happy and eager to learn more! I can't wait to start my physics library and learn more from you. Thank you! 💖
In which country do you live
Why physics, I have seen very few women interested in physics
@@Fekuchand_
Just as we see few women in construction, engineering, mathematics, bodybuilding etc.
There is a degree of natural “NPC syndrome” more commonly found in almost all women than in men.
They don’t have many interesting things to say, grand plans or plots, or drive to build something incredible and useful. The concerns of most women lie in being socially well liked and painting they nails.
@@maalikserebryakov yes that's what I wanted to say
Huge fan of yours! Very good insight into the fascinating world of physics! Thank you...
More coming
Thanks More physics soon. just been busy.
I appreciate the comment.
Looking forward to seeing you in more vodwos
@@anupsharma9542 क्या कर रहे हों अनूप शर्मा अब भौतिकी में पीएचडी कर दिए का
Can you list the books. Some are hard to work out from when you say it.
They r there
I will for 100$
@@DaytonaStation 😂😂
@@DaytonaStation 💀💀💀
@@DaytonaStation aint no way😂😂
puts Fermi book on the shelf - instantaneous like and follow.
is it really that good?
@@akmalmaksumov9738 depends what you like, but i have a strong preference for brevity and fundamentals defined precisely
@@bertRaven1same here
A lot of textbooks nowadays are garbled streams of consciousness the author “spat” into the book. very annoying
5:42 Thank you for this
All the books are great, I have most of them.
Good books I've read that stand the test of time are: Astronomy and Cosmology: A Modern Course - F. Hoyle, Methods of Mathematical Physics - H. Jeffreys, Chemistry - L. Pauling. Most original works were good: Mach, Huygens, Newton, Kepler, Planck, Gauss and Hubble. Classics like Lamb's Hydrodynamics...
I concur ( what a word) with your selection.
You shouldn’t dive straight into original papers and books of hundreds of years ago, because then you will miss out on future refinements and developments made to the theories, or end up reading a principle that was later proven false.
Newton and his era used a lot of arcane geometric logic instead of algebra to derive and prove statements. I am still trying to figure out how that works. Lol.
Science is not like religion or history, where the best form of study would be to directly consult the Scripture or the primary sources. History and Religion are regressive fields. They become more and more watered down over time, as a general rule. The STEM fields are progressive. So it is better to start off with
Classical Mechanics - H.Goldstein
and _then_ work backwards.
Could you please tell me the best introductory book on physics and calculus?
Anton is Schaum are both good for calculus. Buy second hand. But any book will do. Any inexpensive introductory physics book will also do. YOu will not get a book on both.
I agree about Matthews and Walker being bad. I am easy to please, and I found it disorganized. Could be based on Feynman, since he was said to use lots of shortcuts, and this book is, like he said, really just a cook book. Best book on the subject I have ever found was Reilly Hobson and Bence Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers. Very to the point and very clear.
just learn mathematics properly you won’t regret it
Thank you for your great introduction I just picked up uploads from you tube. I am an electronic engineer at 63 about to retire in Hong Kong. Goal is to understand more GR before I see Einstein. I just made few breakthrough in conceptual understandings in tensors, pretty exciting now...will read your lessons with great interest. Again thank you.
to learn GR you cannot beat my brief introductory youtibe lectures
You really are a big inspiration for me!
Lol
Thanks for your useful and fun lectures. Could you please recommend books or papper in condensed matter?
I like Wald. If you like thin books, I'm surprised you're not putting Dirac's General Relativity on your shelf.
too old
gR has developed since then
Try "A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics" by John S. Townsend as your first introduction to QM at undergraduate level. Much better than Griffith etc. Unconventional - follows Sakurai and Feynman vol 3. Starts with matrix mechanics and not wave mechanics which it gets to later. Very "physical" intro ( a la Feynman) and not a Mathematical tour. Then read Shankar and Sakurai.
no
just go straight to sakurai and use shankar as a doorstop, because that is its main purpose
Thanks for this video
Im doing undergrad quantum from Griffiths 3rd ed. and its a really enjoyable, readable, and coherent book (so far)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't get through MTW. Every time I try I get a few pages in and just give up. I like Wald's GR book.
MTW is too much talk. As my mom likes to say, anything in excess becomes bad.
It’s outdated anyway.
This is wonderful. I’m following this to the letter
this is great, thank you!
Professor O'Reilly! I'm about to watch all your CZcams! I use your examples to explain things all the time. If you're on a spacecraft going the speed of light you won't know it (well maybe from the stars).
I remember you once told a crazy story about the hydraulic crankshaft (and the London tunnel ;))
was this at ERAU
@@DaytonaStation it sure was haha
@@DaytonaStation another example I've always remembered was how Galileo was able to determine the orbits because when he looked through the telescope (which was a new invention) the stars were dots but planets were spheres. And the math for a geocentric universe was pages long while the heliocentric math was a line or so. I still remember a ton from your class. Glad the back of that bullet missed ya ❤️ haha
@@DaytonaStation and I'd totally invent a hydraulic crankshaft but I guess ev's kind of already incorporate that haha
Would you recommend University Physics by Sears and Zemansky?
I read that as sears and Zelensky
Thank you, I really appreciate this.
Any mathematical perquisite book to drive into more advance physics
Can you please list the books in the description. Thank you
1st of all I liked this video and I have some books of those you mentioned. But I can't understand the name of some publishers and authors. If you kindly write on the description area, I shall be happy.
I have listed the books in a separate video.
Sir It will be better if you write the title/name of author(s) and publishers on the board. DrRahul Rohtak India
Excellent video sir.
Sir,can you tell the edition of your serway and Jewett Physics for scientists and engineers book.
it does not matter... always chose the earliest edition that you can get .
Hi Dr O'Reilly, which version of Jackson do you have and which schaums outlines do you recommend before Jackson. Many thanks.
I have the 1963 edition. difficult to find. Ane elementary pre Jackson bppk will do.
I was waiting for your book after being a student of these people.
Jackson Classical Electrodynamics Third Edition is the best. He uses MKS units there.
I saw your classical mechanics playlist ,it has Lagrangian mechanics 6 ,where is Lagrangian mechanics 1? Please reply
I don't think it exists. I cannot recall all of the lectures.
There's one copy of liebeck's algebra book on amazon UK for £3787
you can have mine for 500$
Thanks for the recommendation!!!
could you please share the list of books your said
This video is a guide tour on author’s home library and this is how it should be considered. The review was OK but somewhere subjective. E.g. it was stated that “old Jackson” is better than new. However, no proofs were given etc. I think, learning Physics by reading a bunch of books is not a 21-century way. If one has enough motivation, he/she can learn a lot of Physics just using Internet, CZcams , College websites etc. If you are a beginner and want to learn Physics, get a good problem solving book which fit your skills. “Shaum’s 2000 solved Physics problems” would do for the start. Work through the book and you will find out soon what theoretical concepts you need to understand. You will also gain some self confidence. If you are stack, do search on the topic and go through examples. This is just a first step. Please be advised that being a good problem solver is necessary but not sufficient to become a good Physicist. Try to invent your own problems and then solve them too…
This comment is a review on the author’s home library and this is how it should be considered. The review was OK but somewhere subject. E.g it was stated that “learning Physics by reading a bunch of books is not a 21st century way…” however no proofs were given etc. I think, it is much more convenient to learn a given physical theory from a single relied upon Modern canon, like Modern QM - Sakurai, than to have your attention dragged hither and tither falling into a soup of articles written by bored wikipedia basement dwellers, and college websites designed to present pop sci than real physics.
If you are a beginner and want to learn physics, do not buy a random schaum’s outlines book. First, focus on what theory’s problem solving you struggle with. Classical mechanics, Quantum, electrodynamics, ? and then search for a good problem book on that. Because the machinery of problem solving you use will be different for each theory.
Please be aware that simply solving problems is not physics, rather its an exercise in applying the theory to a system. Real physics is in designing and interpreting experiments and in designing and analysing theories.
Hello, thank you for the list of books. What do you think of books by David Griffiths, suchs as QM and electrodynamics? Also I'm an engineering student trying to learn physics on the side mostly from books. How do you go about learning from books, do you read every little detail and exercise or should I go over some concepts quicker than other ones? Thanks, Jesse :)
Optics by Eugene Hecht is a good one!
ok surely your joking and thirty years are two of my favorites and I will review
Thank you, very helpful - Mary
Great book recommendations, I have used many of these since starting PhD
I am just starting my courses,can I start from Feynman
What do you think of the QM book on the shelf? Is it good?
@@1eV which one he had multiple QM books on the shelf
@@maalikserebryakov gasiorowicz
@@1eVi don’t know.
In any case, you don’t need many books. You just need a single modern “canon” to catch up with the theory, like Sakurai’s book and then you can work backwards or into research.
I know you didn’t ask, but all this obsession with physics bibliophilia is a great distraction. Just stick to a few books per theory and then study papers
Sir please recommend some books for High School Student with curiosity and also for jee advanced
Sir, please give us a list in description
Hi Professor, thanks for this. In his bio, Rick Feymann said that he was called to collaborate in evaluate school physics book. I wonder which book he tried to correct, who was the people against his arguments, and what was his proposals... (he said that it was a frustrating experience...)
most high school books are writtten by bozos
it did it myself and it is worse than you can imaging
great, thanks dermot
I have 110 videos ...check out others.
I have some books and studied them. Thanks for recommending. Please recommend some books on advanced physics for scientists.
These are mostly advanced. You have to define your parameters. hat do you mean by advanced.?
Thanks sir for replying
Actually I am interested in research in physics. Specifically unified theory., extraterrestrial life, super string theory. If you will please recommend some books and guide me. I will be much more thankful to you sir.
There is no unified theory beyond what we have got. Superstrings are interesting mathematical objects but do not exist in nature. That is because nature does not respect supersymetry.
Sir, "Nature does not respect supersymmetry."wowwwwww I agree but with duo respect I will differ with you in just one aspect. Instead of nature I would call it GOD............ Sir physicists are working on unified theory. And may be one day we will be able to present unified theory.
@@hellonafeeshello3225 you cannot say I agree. You are not an oracle. Even I could not say that.
Problem with your comet is that there is no proof of the existence of God. That is faith not science. That nature does not respect supersymmetry is born out by the lack of its experimental observation throughout a period of 46 years.
What is wrong with writting code? Great video btw, thank you!
Maybe Bender&Orszag Matematical methods..?
Others are optional got me😂
Mr O'Reilly didn't discuss about programming books. Why?
Its Doctor. I have no interest in computers.
I hate computers.
@@DaytonaStation Excellent !! I agree.
@@kathieharine5982 thanks
@@DaytonaStation you need programming to design physics experiments nowadays. Don’t be a backwards tradition clinger. If newton were alive he would not just ignore computational benefits
Serway in jewet would be one of the last ones I recommend. Resnick is very good and Tipler is pretty good.
its just that my friend was an author
@@DaytonaStation so you are doing Nepotism and Corruption
Make a another video on Feynman books
Feynman lectures? can I start from it?
Do what he says and start with a good general foundation. Once you get the basics, Feynman will make a lot more sense. He really does cover just about everything in those three volumes, but you just miss too much without a good background. As he said, Feynman doesn’t make it easy. Best to get the foundation first and read the lectures after. That’s my opinion.
yes you can. It is a good general introduction to Physics
Why do we still have universities in an age of online video? The federal government should (1) hire the best professor in the country for each subject and pay them a lot of money to record a complete course. Maybe 2 or 3 of the best professors per course. Students could choose their favorite professor. (2) Same with text books. The writing should be supervised by experts at learning, early chapters should take into account the math that would be known at that time, and new math integrated into the lessons as needed. (3) Stop all federal loans and grants for all students and end college subsidies. Let the students learn for free from the new Federal University. (4) They can chat with one another for help. (5) All undergrad through masters should be done like this. Research Universities would only do research. Get the Ph.D. by applying after your M.A. Or hell, get your Ph.D. from a private / corporate research lab. (6) The old system should have been shit canned in the 1970s when VCRs became a thing. I get it - the 18 year olds want to attend the country club away from home on the taxpayers' dime.
This is so sad. Landau and Lifshitz, Mechanics, is not the standard work. There are many books superior to, and more up to date, than Landau.
That being said, it is worth having in your library just for the first part which is a nice biography of Landau.
Could you recommend a single canon of classical mechanics?
I am just looking for an authoritative source for the statements of the theory itself. (I can practise problem solving elsewhere)
I tried reading the principia of newton until I realised in a rare moment of sentience,
classical mechanics has developed since newton. 😆.
you want to learn physics alone so.....
Alonso Finn - Fundamental University Physics all 3 volumes
Feynman Leighton Sands - Physics I II II its interesting but not sufficient, and not so good to have a clear picture
Shankar R. - Fundamentals of Physics Mechanics its almos perfect to say
Kittel C. Knight W. Ruderman M. - Berkeley Physics vol. I its very interesting
Verma H.C. - Concepts of Physics its like Shankar but even better, a sintetic very precise book very serius
Hugh D. Young Roger A. Freedman Sears and Zeman its the best one of the all not serius, but complete
Jackson its a must have, but not alone you need anoter good to explain all jackson say its easy exercises but cleary is not, i think Zangwill or Kurt Lechner
Classical Mechanics Goldstein, then Landau, then Arnol'd and Taylor J.R. Classical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics , Jauch - Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - 1966 its very good and Sakurai J. Napolitano J. - Modern Quantum Mechanics even better but a bit hard, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji good and not hard, Gasiorowicz S. its almost perfect but need the other books to be complete
Then there is Classical Fields Theory
Then Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
Then Quantum Field Theory, Zuber its a very good book indeed, Ryder H. - Quantum field theory good too i agree again
Quantum Gravity Ryder H. - Quantum field theory Aspects of quantum field theory in curved space-time by Stephen A Fulling its effective and good, Birrel its well done but a bit old
Sigh
You don’t learn physics by reading a mass of textbooks.
The value of any document in physics is three:
1 - Experimental Transmissions.
Does it tell you of an experiment?
2 - Theoretical Transmission.
Does it build or canonise a physical theory?
3 - Exercises.
Does it have difficult problems that help develop and refine your problem solving machinery ?
Just get one book per theory.
And maybe one general physics book, if you don’t yet even know what physics is.
@@maalikserebryakov you need those books before any experiment...and every physicist has read those books
How ironic. When you wanted to put that book on gravity on the shelve, another book fell.
Please list the books. It's hard to understand the name of the book or author
Good book to learn Lagrangians?
SORRY OFF TPOIC SOMETIMES I LOOK FOR FUCTIONAL SUBSTANCE OG TIME DIALATION
(6:32) Go to youtube and see who's review of Jackson?
Love it how you keep bashing the thick Gravitation book in every video :)
deserved
What's the name of that quantum physics book ?
To learn physics you have to do some reading...I thought this was unintentionally coy
very nice video but you didn't talk about relativity
Do these 'on the shelf' books have a healthy dose of questions requiring problem solving in them?
Reif is Frederick Reif.
You went straight from Serway and Jewett to Jackson electrodynamics?
That's an insurmountable jump that no actual student of physics will make realistically.
You went from first year undergrad books straight to grad level books.
Nobody uses Feynman lectures when learning the subject they use it to improve their understanding of the subject.
no i went serway jewett then schaum outline the jackson
I have 110 videos ...check out others.
ok if that what you want
can you have a lecture on string theory
I thought about it and I have done a lot of work on string theory but since it is false and wrong I don't want to encourage it. I even prepared a CZcams class on ST. Feynman would not do it so i provably will not. In any case string theory is nothing special. The artifact that people get amazed by is super string theory which is supposed to be a model of the world. It is impossible to teach. In any case supersymmetry is probably not right either.
All that copy and paste will be left without a spark of their own.
Why you like to read thin books?
Because he has a life and things to do.
Plz short out physics Name book on CZcams link
Are u a teacher or anyone one else????
I am a motorcycle mechanic.
what books would you recommend for that?
I recommend "Tuning For Speed" by Phil Irving. You can download it for free.
Dermot O'Reilly 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂🤣
For what? doreilly@physicist.net email me with specific questions. qft = Ramond
You wrote the covariant derivative wrong. Lambda is a dangling index.
i know
but thanks i was hoping no one would notice
WHY USING SUCH OLD TEXTBOOKS... THERE ARE MUCH BETTER MODERN ALTERNATIVES, WITH BETTER PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES!!!
Very bad presentation - you failed your coursework.
You don’t need all these books to learn physics lol.
just get one good modern book for each theory, and that’s it. Then you should move straight to research papers.
look what happens when you become a victim of bibliophilia, like this guy and math sorcerer. They stopped caring about math and physics and care more about Muh boOk
How do you learn from research papers? Are there any websites/sources, methods and topics you can recommend?