The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics - Paperback
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics - Paperback
by Leonard Susskind (Author), George Hrabovsky (Author)
A master physicist and a self-taught scientist present the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics
A New York Times BestsellerA Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year "Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult' things." ―Wall Street Journal If you ever regretted not taking physics in college - or simply want to know how to think like a physicist - this is the book for you. In this bestselling introduction to classical mechanics, physicist Leonard Susskind and hacker-scientist George Hrabovsky offer a first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur. Challenging, lucid, and concise, The Theoretical Minimum provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace.
Author Biography
Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Dirac Medal, the Galileo Medal, and the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization, among numerous other honors. He is the author of the New York Times-bestselling The Theoretical Minimum series. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
George Hrabovsky is the president of Madison Area Science and Technology (MAST), a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific and technological research and education. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.