I agree with most of the above suggestions. I'll add:
Classical Mechanics - Taylor
An Introduction to Thermal Physics - Schroeder
A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics - Townsend
I also recommend avoiding "Math Methods" books, since they're only going to give you more math, with less of the physical applications. Once you start to get a bit of physical intuition though, definitely check out Arfken and Weber. It was a bit too math-heavy for me when I used it as a physics student, but I think it'll be a nice bridge for you.
I agree with most of the above suggestions. I'll add:
Classical Mechanics - Taylor
An Introduction to Thermal Physics - Schroeder
A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics - Townsend
I also recommend avoiding "Math Methods" books, since they're only going to give you more math, with less of the physical applications. Once you start to get a bit of physical intuition though, definitely check out Arfken and Weber. It was a bit too math-heavy for me when I used it as a physics student, but I think it'll be a nice bridge for you.
I just read through the paper.. and surprisingly, it's not much more complicated than that...
I'm not saying I'd know how to conduct the experiment... I'm just surprised at the simplicity of the concept...
Did it really take 65 physicists to decide that the best way to test gravitational effects was a particle beam deflection? I suppose simplicity is nice, but I honestly expected something more complicated with that many collaborators...
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I agree with most of the above suggestions. I'll add:
Classical Mechanics - Taylor
An Introduction to Thermal Physics - Schroeder
A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics - Townsend
I also recommend avoiding "Math Methods" books, since they're only going to give you more math, with less of the physical applications. Once you start to get a bit of physical intuition though, definitely check out Arfken and Weber. It was a bit too math-heavy for me when I used it as a physics student, but I think it'll be a nice bridge for you.
I agree with most of the above suggestions. I'll add: Classical Mechanics - Taylor An Introduction to Thermal Physics - Schroeder A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics - Townsend I also recommend avoiding "Math Methods" books, since they're only going to give you more math, with less of the physical applications. Once you start to get a bit of physical intuition though, definitely check out Arfken and Weber. It was a bit too math-heavy for me when I used it as a physics student, but I think it'll be a nice bridge for you.
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I just read through the paper.. and surprisingly, it's not much more complicated than that... I'm not saying I'd know how to conduct the experiment... I'm just surprised at the simplicity of the concept...
Did it really take 65 physicists to decide that the best way to test gravitational effects was a particle beam deflection? I suppose simplicity is nice, but I honestly expected something more complicated with that many collaborators...