Books You Need To Master the Concepts of Physics and Math
My ultimate book recommendations for Physics and Mathematics
If you are reading this article, you probably already know that I am an avid reader. I read loads of books primarily that are associated with physics, history, and mathematics. I love reading because I think it’s thought-provoking and enhances imaginative skills. I have posted plenty of book recommendation stories and even threads on Twitter and y’all have liked and supported that a lot. I get these questions several times pretty much every single day about which books are best to start and master the skills in mathematics and which books should one read to understand the concepts in physics, especially if one is a beginner. So in this story, I shall share some of the best books that you, as a physics or/and mathematics major, or even as a beginner can rely on.
20 Best Mathematics Books
> Beyond Infinity by Eugenia Cheng
> The Weil Conjectures by Karen Olsson
> The Calculus Lifesaver by Adrian Banner
> The Weird Math series by David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee
> The Wonder Book of Geometry: A Mathematical Story by David Acheson
> Contemporary Abstract Algebra by Joseph Gallian
> Linear algebra done right by Sheldon Axler
> Numb and Number: How to Avoid Being Mystified by the Mathematics of Modern Life by William Hartston
> The Four Pillars of Geometry by John Stillwell
> Combinatorics and Graph Theory (2nd edition) by John Harris, Jeffry L. Hirst, and Michael Mossinghoff
> Differential Equations and Their Applications by Martin Braun
> Introduction to Coding and Information Theory by Steve Roman
> Principles of Mathematical Analysis, 3rd Edition: By Walter Rudin
> Mathematical Methods by Sadri Hassani
> Elementary number theory by Gareth A. Jones and Josephine M. Jones
> Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis: By George F. Simmons
> Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Mary L. Boas
> The Princeton Companion to Mathematics: By June Barrow-Green, Timothy Gowers, and Imre Leader
> Categories for the Working Mathematician by Saunders Mac Lane
> An Introduction To Probability Theory and Its Applications by Willian Feller
“With a view to summon myself to the search for a science of mathematics in general, I asked myself… what precisely was the meaning of this word mathematics, and why arithmetic and geometry only, and not also astronomy, music, optics, mechanics, and so many other sciences, should be considered as forming a part of it; for it is not enough here to know the etymology of the word. In reality the word mathematics meaning nothing but science, those which I have just named have as much right as geometry to be called mathematics; and nevertheless there is no one, however little instructed, who cannot distinguish at once what belongs to mathematics… from what belongs to the other sciences. But… all the sciences which have for their end investigations concerning order and measure, are related to mathematics, it being of small importance whether this measure be sought in numbers, forms, stars, sounds, or any other object; that, accordingly, there ought to exist a general science which should explain all that can be known about order and measure, considered independently of any application to a particular subject, and that, indeed, this science has its own proper name, consecrated by long usage, to wit, mathematics…”
— René Descartes, stated in Rule IV: “Necessity of Method in the Search for Truth,”
20 Best Physics Books
> Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide by Karl F. Kuhn
> Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Physics
> Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Carroll Epstein
> The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by Jim-Al-Khalili
> Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing by Carl Pratt
> An Introduction to Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow
> For The Love Of Physics by Walter Lewin
> Introduction to Classical Mechanics With Problems and Solutions by David Morin
> Concepts Of Physics by HC Verma
> Fundamental of Physics (Resnick, Halliday and Walker; 10th edition)
> University Physics with Modern Physics Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman
> Physics for everyone (L.D. Landau and A.I. Kitaigorodski; MIR Publications)
> Principles of Quantum Mechanics by Paul Dirac
> All Richard Feynman Books:
Six Easy Pieces, Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, The Character of Physical Law, The Feynman Lectures in Physics (4 Vols)
> Lectures of Sidney Coleman on Quantum Field Theory
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.”
— “Old Man’s Advice to Youth: ‘Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.’” LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955)
These were the books that I have used and found really useful. You might have a different suggestion. If so, feel free to write in the responses.
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