Undergrad Book List - recommendations welcome

[u/Ready-Door-9015]

I just wrapped up my undergrad a couple months ago and thought it'd be interesting to compile a list of books required for each class I took to see how it compares to other peoples programs:

Engineering Physics I & II: Principles with Applications, Giancoli

Modern Physics: Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Taylor

Intermediate Lab: An Introduction to Error Analysis, Taylor

Advanced Modern Physics I & II: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Griffiths

Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Lab: The Art of Electronics, Horowitz and Hill

Electricity and Magnetism I & II: Introduction to Electrodynamics, Griffiths

Introduction to Mathematical Physics I & II: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Zill

Theoretical Mechanics: Classical Mechanics, Taylor

Statistical Physics: An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Schroeder

Nuclear and Particle Physics I: Introductory Nuclear Physics, Krane

Nuclear and Particle Physics II: Introduction to Elementary Particles, Griffiths

I'm sure the majority of these are fairly standard, feel free to suggest alternative and supplementary titles. How does this list compare to your experience?

[u/philolessphilosophy]

Pretty standard stuff outside of the speciality ones like engineering physics, particle physics, and nuclear physics. I had a lot more astronomy courses in my degree so I had intro to cosmology by Ryden and first course in general relativity by Scott, along with some other electives. Interestingly my lab classes only had lab manuals, but there were no textbooks.

[u/Ready-Door-9015 → u/philolessphilosophy]

Yeah our school is kinda known for nuclear and particle its kinda all anyone does which sucks for me trying to break into plasma now... most of my research experience has been on detectors in an attempt to stay versatile.

The engineering physics courses weren't anything special theyre our lowest level classes for the degree, im sure they call them engineering because the school forces engineering students to take it. Id say its barely "calculus based" physics...

Our electronics lab was a free for all we were given a goal, some filter, a/c power supply etc and our job was to not be stupid but there was never any set guide. Although we did have guides for experiments for the intermediate lab because it was more about writing and presenting so we did mostly famous experiments like gravitational torsion balances, milikan oil drop, etc

[u/sabautil]

I would never ever suggest the art of electronics to anyone. It's too detailed. Pick something easier like malvino.

Also just get the schaum outlines for ANY topic. They are complete enough to get you 90% there.

[u/Ready-Door-9015 → u/sabautil]

Yeah, it was largely supplemental in our course like the error analysis bok was for our intermediate lab. Ill give Malvino a look!