Reason: It is difficult to compare this book with other text books since it is extremely accessible, going all the way from 2D linear algebra to exterior calculus/differential geometry, covering electrodynamics, topology and thermodynamics. There is potential for insights into electrodynamics even compared to Feynman’s lectures (which I’ve slurped) or Griffith’s. For ex: treating circuit theory and Maxwell’s equations as the same mathematical thing. The treatment of exterior calculus is more accessible than the only other treatment I’ve read which is in Misner Thorne Wheeler’s Gravitation.
I must add that I kept both volumes with me under continuous reborrowal from the univ library for an entire year during my undergrad! Sad and glad that nobody else wanted it :)
Thanks for this! I can’t add it to the list because the comparison examples don’t quite fit the bill. Though I understand this may be because there simply are no comparisons. If you think of more/better comparisons, please add them so I can reconsider adding it to the list above.
Subject: Basic mathematical physics
Recommendation: Bamberg and Sternberg’s A Course in Mathematics for Students of Physics. (two volumes)
Reason: It is difficult to compare this book with other text books since it is extremely accessible, going all the way from 2D linear algebra to exterior calculus/differential geometry, covering electrodynamics, topology and thermodynamics. There is potential for insights into electrodynamics even compared to Feynman’s lectures (which I’ve slurped) or Griffith’s. For ex: treating circuit theory and Maxwell’s equations as the same mathematical thing. The treatment of exterior calculus is more accessible than the only other treatment I’ve read which is in Misner Thorne Wheeler’s Gravitation.
I must add that I kept both volumes with me under continuous reborrowal from the univ library for an entire year during my undergrad! Sad and glad that nobody else wanted it :)
Thanks for this! I can’t add it to the list because the comparison examples don’t quite fit the bill. Though I understand this may be because there simply are no comparisons. If you think of more/better comparisons, please add them so I can reconsider adding it to the list above.