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Cover of A Course of Modern Analysis

A Course of Modern Analysis

E. T. Whittaker info, G. N. Watson info

First published 1902

Mechanics

Mechanics

Lev Landau info, Evgeny Lifshitz info

First published 1960

Cover of Ordinary Differential Equations

Ordinary Differential Equations

V. I. Arnold info

First published 1971

Cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

Richard P. Feynman info, Robert B. Leighton info, Matthew Sands info

First published 1963

Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics

Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics

V. I. Arnold info

First published 1974

Cover of Classical Electrodynamics

Classical Electrodynamics

John David Jackson info

First published 1962

Cover of Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang

Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang

Jonathan Allday info

First published 1998

Problems in General Physics

Problems in General Physics

I. E. Irodov info

First published 1979

Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and Magnetism

Edward M. Purcell info

First published 1965

Cover of An Introduction to Mechanics

An Introduction to Mechanics

Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow

First published 1973

The classics

Cover of A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

James Clerk Maxwell info

First published 1873

Differential and Integral Calculus

Differential and Integral Calculus

N. Piskunov info

First published 1960

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Michael Faraday info

First published 1839

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

Werner Heisenberg info

First published 1930

Cover of Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Max Born info

First published 1920

Electromagnetic Theory

Electromagnetic Theory

Julius Adams Stratton info

First published 1941

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

S. S. Krotov

First published 1990

Cover of A Course of Modern Analysis

A Course of Modern Analysis

E. T. Whittaker info, G. N. Watson info

First published 1902

Mechanics

Mechanics

Lev Landau info, Evgeny Lifshitz info

First published 1960

Cover of Ordinary Differential Equations

Ordinary Differential Equations

V. I. Arnold info

First published 1971

Cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

Richard P. Feynman info, Robert B. Leighton info, Matthew Sands info

First published 1963

Hidden gems

Cover of 200 Puzzling Physics Problems

200 Puzzling Physics Problems

Péter Gnädig, Gyula Honyek, Ken Riley

First published 2001

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Michael Faraday info

First published 1839

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

Werner Heisenberg info

First published 1930

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

S. S. Krotov

First published 1990

Popular

Cover of QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Richard P. Feynman info

First published 1985

Cover of Mathematical Methods for Science Students

Mathematical Methods for Science Students

G. Stephenson

First published 1961

Cover of The New Quantum Universe

The New Quantum Universe

Tony Hey, Patrick Walters

First published 2003

Cover of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Janna Levin

First published 2016

Cover of The Particle at the End of the Universe

The Particle at the End of the Universe

Sean Carroll

First published 2012

Mechanics

Mechanics

Lev Landau info, Evgeny Lifshitz info

First published 1960

Cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat

Richard P. Feynman info, Robert B. Leighton info, Matthew Sands info

First published 1963

Cover of Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang

Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang

Jonathan Allday info

First published 1998

Cover of An Introduction to Mechanics

An Introduction to Mechanics

Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow

First published 1973

Cover of 200 Puzzling Physics Problems

200 Puzzling Physics Problems

Péter Gnädig, Gyula Honyek, Ken Riley

First published 2001

Vintage

Cover of A Course of Modern Analysis

A Course of Modern Analysis

E. T. Whittaker info, G. N. Watson info

First published 1902

Cover of A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

James Clerk Maxwell info

First published 1873

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

Differential and Integral Calculus

Differential and Integral Calculus

N. Piskunov info

First published 1960

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I

Michael Faraday info

First published 1839

Cover of Mathematical Methods for Science Students

Mathematical Methods for Science Students

G. Stephenson

First published 1961

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory

Werner Heisenberg info

First published 1930

Cover of Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Max Born info

First published 1920

Problems in General Physics

Problems in General Physics

I. E. Irodov info

First published 1979

Electromagnetic Theory

Electromagnetic Theory

Julius Adams Stratton info

First published 1941

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

S. S. Krotov

First published 1990

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