The Theoretical Minimum
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Popular science |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | January 29, 2013 |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 256 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0465028115 |
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (ISBN 0-465-02811-X) is a popular science book by Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky. The book was initially published on January 29, 2013 by Basic Books.[1][2][3]
Overview
The book is a mathematical introduction to various theoretical physics concepts, such as principle of least action, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, Poisson brackets, and electromagnetism.[3] It is the first book in a series called The Theoretical Minimum, based on Stanford Continuing Studies courses taught by world renowned physicist Leonard Susskind. The courses collectively teach everything required to gain a basic understanding of each area of modern physics, including all of the fundamental mathematics.
Core Course 1: Classical Mechanics
The book, also published in 2014 by Penguin Books under the title Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum (ISBN 978-0141976228), is complemented by video recordings of the complete lectures which are available on-line.
Core Course 2: Quantum Mechanics
The second book in the series, by Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman, was published in 2014 by Basic Books under the title Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum (ISBN 978-0465062904).Video recordings of the complete lectures are available on-line.
Core Courses 3-6
Lectures in the remaining four courses, on
- Special Relativity and Electrodynamics
- General Relativity
- Cosmology
- Statistical Mechanics
are available on-line as video recordings.
Supplemental Courses
Further lecture courses in the Theoretical Minimum series have been delivered by Prof. Susskind, on
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Higgs Boson
- Quantum Entanglement
- Relativity
- Particle Physics 1: Basic Concepts
- Particle Physics 2: Standard Model
- Particle Physics 3: Supersymmetry and Grand Unification
- String Theory
- Cosmology and Black Holes
and these are also available on-line as video recordings.
References
- ↑ Gribbin, John (2013-02-01), "Physics Made (Almost) Easy", The Wall Street Journal, retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ↑ Brown, Robert G. (June 2013), "The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics", Books, Physics Today, American Institute of Physics, 66 (6), doi:10.1063/PT.3.2015.
- 1 2 Dubson, Michael, "The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics", Book Reviews, American Journal of Physics, 82 (2): 174, doi:10.1119/1.4816681.
External links
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- The Theoretical Minimum website at the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics.
- Solutions to The Theoretical Minimum, Classical Mechanics by Filip Van Lijsebetten.
- Solutions to The Theoretical Minimum, Quantum Mechanics by Filip Van Lijsebetten.