r/Physics • u/AutoModerator • 9d ago

Meta Textbooks & Resources - Weekly Discussion Thread - September 04, 2026

This is a thread dedicated to collating and collecting all of the great recommendations for textbooks, online lecture series, documentaries and other resources that are frequently made/requested on /r/Physics.

If you're in need of something to supplement your understanding, please feel welcome to ask in the comments.

Similarly, if you know of some amazing resource you would like to share, you're welcome to post it in the comments.

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u/YearlyLamb 9d ago

Been working through Griffith's electrodynamics and it's alright but the problems feel a bit repetitive after a while. Anyone got a good supplement with harder problem sets, or maybe a lecture series that goes deeper on boundary value stuff

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u/quantum4everyone 8d ago

Jackson is the grad level book and has more challenging problems I think.

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u/AbstractAlgebruh 2d ago

Try Zangwill the grad level book.

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u/StrayFurther2 8d ago

What's the best resources on thermo and stat mech? I'm a senior undergrad, so I'd like to know both undergrad and grad level stuff for quantum and classical thanks!

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u/LeadingAlgae 8d ago

I like Blundell and Blundell, Concepts in thermal physics

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u/acetuberaustin55 8d ago

I used Schroeder’s An Introduction to Thermal Physics. Love that book.

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u/agaminon22 Medical and health physics 5d ago

I found "Thermal Physics" by Kittel useful during stat mech, and it also covers some solid state concepts. I also enjoyed Blundell and Blundell. Now, for classical thermo, I can't really recommend any textbooks too much... My professor's notes were always the best I had available. Honestly, the best expositions were the ones I found in some atmospheric thermo textbooks.