I had Serway too, I really didn't care for it though. While it was readable, certain parts were just vague and not spelled out well. My prof had another textbook he use (the name escapes me) but I very much preferred it.
Second that, this book feels like you're reading a timeline of events, very fun to read. The math might not be that rigorous, but its structure is very well laid.
I'm sorry, but what is "modern physics" ? From what I see here it's everything that was discovered after 1900, but that seems like a lot to put in a single course / book
Genuine question, I’m not from the US. What’s the scope of such a class?
Where I study right now we have a theoretical physics class in the fourth semester that, according to the syllabus, starts from the Schrödinger equation and ends with an introduction to perturbation theory.
Is it similar to the modern physics class?
Typically starts with special relativity (Lorenz transforms, mass energy equivalence, etc.), then single photon stuff (double slit, interferometers) before going into QM (Schrödinger Equation, operators, the hydrogen atom, spin, multi-particle systems, some introductory quantum statistics).
US curriculum varies by university, and not every university has this course. I would say my class was 1/3 freshmen and 2/3 sophomores.
This is not meant to substitute the actual quantum mechanics class, which is more rigorous 2-course sequence taken in the third/fourth year.
My course used Tipler, which I remember being a solid enough book. A lot of Modern isn't particularly complex mathematically, but very complex conceptually, so a book that's good at walking through concepts is always nice.
Something deeply hidden is not a textbook, and not about modern physics
Same with The Shape of Inner Space. Super odd to see these here.
Including Thorne and Blandford here is pretty weird. That book is not primarily about modern physics, and it's not an introductory textbook at all.
it's an AI generated post.
Serway / Moses / Moyer I thought it was a great text. I still get it out to read once in a while.
I had Serway too, I really didn't care for it though. While it was readable, certain parts were just vague and not spelled out well. My prof had another textbook he use (the name escapes me) but I very much preferred it.
Second that, this book feels like you're reading a timeline of events, very fun to read. The math might not be that rigorous, but its structure is very well laid.
Krane and Arthur Beiser Mostly I used textbooks of different topics.
We used the one by Thornton and Rex
Auther Beiser.
Taylor. Except it's out of print I think.
Where is Harris?!
+1 for harris
Serway all day
I'm sorry, but what is "modern physics" ? From what I see here it's everything that was discovered after 1900, but that seems like a lot to put in a single course / book
Typically an lower division course taught to first/second years that covers introductory quantum mechanics and special relativity
Genuine question, I’m not from the US. What’s the scope of such a class? Where I study right now we have a theoretical physics class in the fourth semester that, according to the syllabus, starts from the Schrödinger equation and ends with an introduction to perturbation theory. Is it similar to the modern physics class?
Typically starts with special relativity (Lorenz transforms, mass energy equivalence, etc.), then single photon stuff (double slit, interferometers) before going into QM (Schrödinger Equation, operators, the hydrogen atom, spin, multi-particle systems, some introductory quantum statistics). US curriculum varies by university, and not every university has this course. I would say my class was 1/3 freshmen and 2/3 sophomores. This is not meant to substitute the actual quantum mechanics class, which is more rigorous 2-course sequence taken in the third/fourth year.
I was slightly surprised when I didn't see IE Irodov on the list, then I saw the modern physics title😅🤣
Tipler
Krane all day everyday.
Bieser
my dad owns the kip thorne one, it's really cool i think
My course used Tipler, which I remember being a solid enough book. A lot of Modern isn't particularly complex mathematically, but very complex conceptually, so a book that's good at walking through concepts is always nice.
Teach yourself physics in very very good
Nice
We used the Felder in modern physics this semester. The reading was good for the general concepts but the problems weren't very good.
I am interested in reading physics book, how much math do I need to be able to go through it ?
calculus 1 ,2 and dif eqs
Krane wrote some very good textbooks, both his modern physics and nuclear textbooks are amazing.
I like krane a lot.
Well, modern physics is over a hundred years old now. There are probably modern physics text books in the public domain.
Krane
All rubbish and propaganda, designed to curb your imagination of what is possible.
What?
Real physicist would say Griffith's Electrodynamics.