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The Theoretical Minimum: Classical Mechanics

Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky — The real physics, with only the maths you need: volume 1 of Susskind's series, on classical mechanics, with a free lecture series.

Astro + quantum

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Why it's on the list

For when the popular books stop being enough. Volume 1 covers motion, energy and the laws of classical physics the way physicists write them. The lectures are free online and the book follows them closely; volumes on special relativity and on quantum mechanics follow.

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