The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics

Physicist Susskind and hacker-scientist Hrabovsky offer the theoretical minimum of physics that readers need to study more advanced topics. Beginning with classical mechanics, the work ends with discussions of electromagnetic fields and chaos theory. A master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics 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.