Here is another physics textbook that you can download for free. This one actually comes in six volumes. It is called Motion Mountain and is written by Dr. Christoph Schiller in Germany. This textbook emphasizes concepts instead of equations so that a wide range of readers can enjoy learning about physics. Even if you specialize in physics, there is enough math and plenty of deep questions to keep your brain stimulated. The author's goal is to have readers enjoy learning about physics while seeing the world in new ways. He has certainly achieved that goal. Anyone who is interested in physics and likes deep thinking should take a look at Motion Mountain.
Here are the names of the six volumes: (I) Fall, Flow and Heat, (II) Relativity, (III) Light, Charges and Brains, (IV) Quantum Theory: the Smallest Change, (V) Pleasure, Technology and Stars, (VI) A Speculation on Unification
This textbook includes the following topics: measurement, space-time, classical mechanics, kinematics, conservation laws, vectors, circular motion, gravity, friction, symmetry, oscillations, waves, heat, entropy, notation, special relativity, speed of light, general relativity, forces, astrophysics, cosmology, black holes, electromagnetism, optics, the brain, language, patterns, observations, mathematics, quantum mechanics, photons, spin, biology, neuroscience, chemistry, technology, elementary particles, grand unification, and modern physics research.
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