Physics books

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Books by subject

Astronomy/Astrophysics/Quantum Mechanics

• Universe by Robert Dinwiddie, et al.
• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene.
• The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene.
• Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall.
• Big Bang by Simon Singh
• The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose.

Chaos Theory

• Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick

Introductory Textbooks

• Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt
• Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca

Olympiad Textbooks

• Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Krane (not to be confused with [i]Fundamentals of Physics[/i] by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker)
• Electricity and Magnetism by Purcell and Morin

General interest

• A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking
• The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
• 'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman, et al.

See Also

• Science books
• Physics competitions
• Physics scholarships