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So You Want to go to College
//Things I've learned about the college admission process over the years, including things I learned 1st hand (usually learned the hard way)//
 * Math & Science Summer Programs for High School Students

So You Want to be a Physics Major

 * Scroll down for a list of some of the most popular textbooks on the major branches of physics.
 * the physics GRE
 * the plain ol' GRE


 * So You Want to go to Grad School**
 * Don't forget to consider the ability of a given professor to obtain funding. Also don't neglect to consider office politics.
 * A must-read: "A PhD Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science"
 * PHD comics Suprisingly accurate.
 * Grad School: A Brief Summary
 * The Comprehensive Exam - Below you'll find some resources that will prove useful

**Comprehensive List of Problems & Solutions Resources**
//Know of one that's not listed here? E-mail me.//
 * 1) //Problems and Solutions on Mechanics//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 2) //Problems and Solutions on Quantum Mechanics//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 3) //Problems and Solutions on Electromagnetism//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 4) //Problems and Solutions on Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 5) //Problems and Solutions on Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 6) //Problems and Solutions on Solid State Physics, Relativity, and Miscellaneous Topics//, Yung-kuo Lim
 * 7) //Problems in General Physics,// I. E. Irodov
 * 8) //1000 Solved Problems in Classical Physics//, Ahmad A. Kamal
 * 9) //1000 Solved Problems in Modern Physics//, Ahmad A. Kamal
 * 10) //Physics by Example: 200 Problems and Solutions//, W.G. Rees
 * 11) //Solid State Physics: Problems and Solutions//, László Mihály / Michael C. Martin
 * 12) //Solved Problems in Classical Mechanics: analytical and numerical solutions with comments//, O. L. De Lange, John Pierrus
 * 13) //Solved Problems in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics//, Claude Gignoux, Bernard Silvestre-Brac
 * 14) //University of Chicago Graduate Problems in Physics: With Solutions//, Jeremiah A. Cronin, David F. Greenberg, Valentine L. Telegdi
 * 15) //Problems and Solutions in Quantum Mechanics//, K. Tamvakis
 * 16) //Problems in Quantum Mechanics with Solutions//, Gordon Leslie Squires
 * 17) //The Quantum Mechanics Solver: How to Apply Quantum Theory to Modern Physics//, Jean-Louis Basdevant, J. Dalibard
 * 18) //Problems in Quantum Mechanics//, Iosif Ilʹich Golʹdman, Vladimir Dmitrievich Krivchenkov, V. D. Krivchenkov, B. T. Geĭlikman
 * 19) //Problems in Quantum Mechanics//, M. G. Raj
 * 20) //Problems in Optics and Sound//, M. G. Raj
 * 21) //Problems in Thermodynamics//, M. G. Raj
 * 22) //Problems in Electrostatics//, M. G. Raj
 * 23) //Problems in Electricity and Magnetism//, M. G. Raj
 * 24) //Problems & Solutions in Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechnics//, Anton Z. Capri
 * 25) //Quantum Mechanics: Through Problems//, V. K. Thankappan
 * 26) //Problems in Quantum Mechanics//, Florin Constantinescu, E. Magyari
 * 27) //Exercises in quantum mechanics: a collection of illustrative problems and their solutions//, Harry A. Mavromatis
 * 28) Landau + Liphshitz Series

=__Textbooks__=
 * 1. Introductory Physics (Algebra-Based)**
 * //Conceptual Physics//, Hewitt
 * //College Physics//, Serway
 * //Physics//, Cutnell & Johnson
 * //Physics: Principles with Applications//, Giancoli
 * //Physics: Principles and Problems//, Zitzewitz
 * 2. Introductory Physics (Calculus-Based)**
 * //Physics//, Halliday Resnick and Krane
 * //Fundamentals of Physics//, Halliday Resnick and Walker
 * //University Physics with Modern Physics//, Young and Freedman
 * 3. Classical Mechanics**
 * //An Introduction to Mechanics//, Kleppner
 * //Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems,// Thornton & Marion
 * //Classical Mechanics,// Taylor
 * //Classical// //Mechanics//, Goldstein
 * //Classical Mechanics: A Contemporary Approach//, Jose
 * 4. Electromagnetism**
 * //Electricity & Magntism,// Purcell
 * //Introduction to Electrodynamics,// Griffiths
 * //A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations//, Fleisch
 * //Classical Electrodynamics//, Jackson
 * //Principles of Electrodynamics//, Schwarts
 * //Electromagnetic Fields//, Wangsness
 * 5. Quantum Theory**
 * //Introduction to Quantum Mechanics,// Griffiths
 * Quantum Mechanics, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
 * //Principles of Quantum Mechanics//, Shankar
 * //Lectures on Quantum Mechanics//, Baym
 * //Modern Quantum Mechanics//, Sakurai
 * //Quantum Mechanics//, Merzbacher
 * //Quantum Mechanics//, Messiah
 * //Quantum Theory//, Bohm
 * 6. Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics**
 * //Thermal Physics, Schroder//
 * //Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics//, Reif
 * //Statistical Mechanics//, Pathria
 * //Statistical Mechanics//, Huang
 * //Statistical Physics of Particles//, Kardar
 * //Statistical Mechanics//, Kubo
 * //Thermodynamics//, Fermi
 * 7. Condensed Matter ("Solid State") Physics**
 * //Introduction to Solid State Physics,// Kittel
 * //Solid State Physics//, Ashcroft & Mermin
 * //Principles of the Theory of Solids//, Ziman
 * //Condensed Matter Theory in a Nutshell,// Mahan
 * 10. Mathematical Physics**
 * //Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences,// Boas
 * //Mathematical Methods for Physicists//, Arfken & Weber
 * 11. Miscellaneous**
 * //Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality//, Epstein
 * //The Feynman Lectures of Physics//, Feynman
 * //Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences//, Bevington
 * //An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements//, Taylor
 * //Modern Physics//, Serway Moses & Moyer
 * //Experiments in Modern Physics//, Melissinos
 * //Vibrations and Waves//, French
 * //Special Relativity//, French
 * //Optics//, Hecht
 * //Introduction to Modern Optics//, Fowles
 * //Gravitation//, Misner Thorne & Wheeler
 * //Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach//, McQuarrie
 * //Introduction to Elementary Particles//, Griffiths
 * //An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory//, Peskin
 * //Quantum Theory of Fields: Vols 1-3//, Weinberg
 * //Electrons and Photons: The Theory of Transport Phenomena in Solids//, Ziman
 * //Fundamentals of Photonics//, Saleh
 * //Lectures on Phase Transitions and the Renormalization Group,// Goldenfeld
 * //Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid//, Giuliani & Vignale
 * 12. Math**
 * //Linear Algebra and Its Applications//, Lay
 * //Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus,// Schey

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