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The Theoretical Minimum

What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
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Description

A master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics

"Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult' things," -- Wall Street Journal

If you ever regretted not taking physics in college -- or simply want to know how to think like a physicist -- this is the book for you. In this bestselling introduction to classical mechanics, physicist Leonard Susskind and hacker-scientist George Hrabovsky offer a first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur. Challenging, lucid, and concise, The Theoretical Minimum provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace.

Product Details

PublisherBasic Books
Publish DateApril 22, 2014
Pages256
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780465075683
Dimensions8.1 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches | 0.5 pounds

About the Author

Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor in Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. He is the author of the forthcoming General Relativity: The Theoretical Minimum (with André Cabannes); Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory (with Art Friedman); and The Theoretical Minimum (with George Hrabovsky), among other books. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

George Hrabovsky is the president of Madison Area Science and Technology (MAST), a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific and technological research and education. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

"A spectacular effort to make the real stuff of theoretical physics accessible to amateurs."--Tom Siegfried, Science News
"Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult things.'"--John Gribbin, Wall Street Journal
"Readers ready to embrace their inner applied mathematics will enjoy this brisk, bare-bares introduction to classical mechanics."--Publishers Weekly
"Very readable. Abstract concepts are well explained.... [The Theoretical Minimum] does provide a clear description of advanced classical physics concepts, and gives readers who want a challenge the opportunity to exercise their brain in new ways."--Lowry Kirkby, Physics World
"What a wonderful and unique resource. For anyone who is determined to learn physics for real, looking beyond conventional popularizations, this is the ideal place to start."--Sean Carroll, New York Times-bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden

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