Customer Reviews

Modern Physics from a to Z

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This book is fantastic for educationally scoping out modern
physics! Along with the intro. physics (Halliday,Resnick,Walker)
book it is my other favorite physics book. All the topics in modern physics are covered by it and covered well. The graphics, problems, and examples are excellent and appropriate to the degree of difficultly. A good introductory book! A wonderful reference book that I'm still using!. If your looking for a way to learn and educate about modern topics and physics then get this book!

This is really a good book. You can learn the fundamentals of modern physics comfortably. The discussions are well-presented and well-organized. The worked-out problems within chapters are especially useful, so allot ample time to study them. When I was using this book, there were a few typos, but I am sure the author must have corrected them. Some of the end-of-chapter problems may sound weird, they need some revision. Also, try not to use a calculator while solving the in-chapter problems, you can really improve your math skills.

Since modern physics is hardly modern anymore, most of the important topics were developed 100 years ago, so it doesn't matter that the book is 11 years old. the best part is the lack of bright colors, useless notes on the side of the page, confusing layouts- all of which add unnecessary cost to already expensive textbooks. Furthermore, if you compare to other books, the problems are generally better, with similar treatment of main concepts.

The book does suffer from the common problem of the first two chapters being mostly an historical review of concepts from 100 level physics.

The good is that this book does not overwhelm you with flashy pictures like a lot of Physics books do. However, the book loses 2 stars for too many typos. It seemed like every week I would get an email from my professor with corrections to the problems. I'm docking it another star for some sections which I think could have been explained better. The chapter on semiconducters was not very englightening. I had to read another book before I felt comfortable with the material.

If they ever make another edition of this book, I'm sure it will be great, but this one is just a little too rough around the edges.

i'm just on page 15 and already love the book! clear explanations and very well-organized. it's worth the money.