Princeton Guide to Advanced Physics
One of Tribble's goals is to help students, particularly those preparing for comprehensive examinations, to develop and retain a broad base of knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the fundamental physical principles. Until now, reaching this goal has been a time-consuming and difficult task for the student, partly because so many texts have omitted key steps in crucial derivations or have assigned these derivations as exercises. By gathering widespread information into one highly accessible format, Advanced Physics will become an invaluable study aid, will serve readily as a text in a review course or as a supplemental text in higher-level courses, and will make for an indispensable reference for professionals throughout their careers.
Dr. Tribble's other books include A Tribble's Guide to Space and The Space Environment:Implications for Spacecraft Design.
Chapter Outline
The general structure is as follows:
- Mathematical Methods
- Classical Mechanics
- Electrodynamics
- Optics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Plasma Physics
- Relativity
- Quantum Mechanics
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Statistical Physics
- Solid State Physics
Endorsements
"Alan Tribble aims to cover all areas of theoretical physics at an advanced level, providing a comprehensive one-volume study guide for Bsc, Msc and PhD students."
"The Best Concise Physics Review Ever Written! Dr. Tribble has accomplished a great feat: putting the entire core of physics into one book. It is clear, concise, and yet detailed about every point. As a graduate, I found this book extremely useful for GRE preparation, and as a reference in general. My only qualm about the book is in Chapter 3, wherein Tribble chooses to use CGS-units for Electrodynamics rather than MKS. If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I most definitely would. The short of it is: BUY THIS BOOK."
Ordering the Book
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Princeton Guide to Advanced Physics, ISBN 0-691-02670
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Errata
As with any text, a few typographical errors have been noted over time. Download a 124 kB pdf of errata to the first edition.
