The ones I think explain things better than an undergraduate university education. Only books of a certain genre, more technical than pop science but more narrative than textbooks.
Physics Public
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Quantum Mechanics by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman
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Explains the theory and associated mathematics of quantum mechanics, discussing topics ranging from uncertainty and time dependence to particle and …
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Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman
5 stars
"Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and …
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The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe is a book on modern physics by …
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Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book applies Godel's seminal contribution to modern mathematics to the study of the human …
