In this unconventional & stimulating primer world-class physicist Leonard Susskind & citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces to provide a brilliant first course in modern physics. Unlike most popular physics books
- which give readers a taste of what physicists know but not what they actually do
- Susskind & Hrabovsky teach the skills you need to do physics yourself. Combining crystal-clear explanations of the laws of the universe with basic exercises the authors cover the minimum
- the theoretical minimum of the title
- that readers need to master in order to study more advanced topics. In a lucid engaging style they introduce all the key concepts from classical mechanics to general relativity to quantum theory. Instead of shying away from the equations & maths that are essential to any understanding of physics The Theoretical Minimum" provides a toolkit that you won't find in any other popular science book."