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Please see the ranking discussion subpage to discuss the organization of this bookshelf. An effort has been made to think about ranking the physics textbooks from most simple to most advanced. This page also collects related wiki links and external links (particularly non-wiki online physics textbooks).

Alphabetical

	A-Mo		Mu-Z
	A-level Physics		Multibody Mechanics
	Acoustics		Nanotechnology
	Astronomy		Physics231
	Astrophysics		Physics Study Guide
	Basic Electricity		Physics with Calculus
	Electronics		Solid Mechanics
	Engineering Thermodynamics		String Theory
	General relativity		Special relativity
	Introduction to Physical Science		Statistical Mechanics
	Kinematics		Theoretical Mechanics
	Marine Hydrodynamics		This quantum world
	Microtechnology		Vibrations of Structures
	Modern Physics		Waves

Categorized by subject

General

• Modern Physics

Mechanics

• (Jan 1, 2000) Classical mechanics - This will be a "minimal standard course" of classical theoretical mechanics.
• Mechanics

Energy and Power

• (Feb 4, 2007) Energy and Power - This course will be an introduction to energy and power within a societal context.

• Nuclear Physics

Electromagnetism

• Electrodynamics
• Electromagnetism in the FHSST Physics book

Thermodynamics

• (Jan 1, 2000) Engineering Thermodynamics
• Thermodynamics
• (2006-10-30) Statistical Mechanics

Quantum mechanics

• Quantum Mechanics
• (Dec 12, 2006) This Quantum World

Relativity

Special Relativity (download)

Special Relativity is an introductory text for physics undergraduates and advanced high school students. It is also approachable by the educated layman. It is carefully designed to tackle the physics of simultaneity.

• General Relativity
• Special Relativity

Optics

• (Jan 1, 2000) Optics - Suitable for high school students.

Acoustics

• Acoustics
• Engineering Acoustics

Micro and Nanotechnology

• Microtechnology - handbook of microfabrication and microtehcnology
• Nanotechnology - handbook of nanoscience and nanotechnology
• Carbon Nanotube Cookbook

Study Aids

• Physics Study Guide
• Physics Exercises

Categorized by audience and level

Middle School

• The Universe Made Simple

High School

• FHSST Physics - A free high school student textbook on physics
• (Jan 1, 2000) GCSE Science/Electricity - A simple book for students aged 14 - 16.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Optics - Suitable for high school students.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Physics with transforms - new invention - A new mnemonic for learning classical physics formulas using Euclidean geometry. It also serves to geometrically correlate classical physics formulas together. For high school & up.
• (Jan 1, 2000) High school physics - High school physics for the MTV literate.
• (Jan 1, 2000) SAT II Physics - Preparation for the College Board exam.
• (29 June, 2007) HSC Physics A physics textbook for Year 12 Australian high school students (Syllabus is closest to NSW)

Hobbyist

• (Jan 1, 2000) Waves
• (Jan 1, 2000) LearnElectronics More hands on experience.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Table of nuclides - Table with all nuclides

Undergraduate

• (Jan 1, 2000) Physics Exercises
• (Jan 1, 2000) Electronics - Somewhat more advanced, for hobbyists or first or second year college level.
• (Jan 1, 2000) A-level Physics - For students taking Physics at A-level.
• Physics Study Guide - Overview of equations, basic terms, and variables for algebra-based physics course. - Suitable for A level/ advanced highschool or first year undergraduate.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Physics with Calculus - Undergraduate textbook, first- and second-year level
• (Jan 1, 2000) Physics practice questions (with solutions)
• WJEC Physics

Advanced undergraduate

• (Jan 1, 2000) Modern Physics - A full-length undergraduate textbook. Includes Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, and Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Solid Mechanics
• (Jan 1, 2000) Introduction to Theoretical Physics - From First Principles to Newtonian Mechanics to General Relativity
• (Jan 1, 2000) Classical mechanics - This will be a "minimal standard course" of classical theoretical mechanics.
• (Jan 1, 2000) Engineering Thermodynamics
• (Jan 1, 2000) Heat Energy Transfer
• Physics in the Language of Geometric Algebra. An Approach with the Algebra of Physical Space
• Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine
• (Dec 12, 2006) This Quantum World

Postgraduate

• (Jan 1, 2000) Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
• (Jan 1, 2000) General relativity - Post graduate / advanced undergraduate
• (Jan 1, 2000) Quantum field theory - Postgraduate
• (Jan 1, 2000) Supersymmetry
• (Jan 1, 2000) String Theory & M-Theory

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Offsite physics books

• Physics book series by Ben Crowell.
• A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics by David J. Raymond, GFDL license
• Introduction to optics (PDF) Lecture notes from the University of Calgary. Includes some nice images.
• The Slacker's Guide to Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
• Structure and Interpretation Of Classical Mechanics A Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics text using computational tools online
• Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics: A short introduction Online at University of Arizona.
• OPEN TEXT physics books
• Introductory Physics by Charles Edward Pax, published under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
• Grains of Mystique: Quantum Physics for the Layman by Thomas Haberkern and N Deepak, copyrighted 2002, licensed under Open Publication License http://www.ndeepak.info/qp
• Lessons In Electric Circuits Copyright © 2000-2003, Tony R. Kuphaldt published under the "Design Science License", which allows for free copying, distribution, and/or modification of this document by the general public. http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/
• Calculus-Based Physics I & II by Jeffrey Schnick
• Public domain, calculus-based physics book in PDF format.