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Reference Books for CSIR-NET, GATE, JEST, TIFR-GS, BARC and IIT-JAM

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1.Mathematical Physics:

  1. ‘Mathematical Methods for Physicists’ by Arfken and Weber.
  2. ‘Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences’ by M. L. Boas
  3. ‘Higher Engineering Mathematics’ by B. S. Grewal.

2.Classical Mechanics:

    1. ‘Classical Mechanics’  by Goldstein(For Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism, Central force problems, Small oscillations etc.)
    2. ‘Classical Mechanics’ by J. C. Upadhyaya.
    3. ‘Classical Mechanics’ by John R. Taylor
    4. ‘An Introduction to Mechanics’ , by Kleppner and Kolenkow (For Newtonian mechanics and relativity)
    5. ‘Problems and Solutions On Mechanics’ by Y. K. Lim

3.Electromagnetic Theory:

    1. ‘Introduction to Electrodynamics’ by Griffiths.

4.Quantum Mechanics:

  1. ‘Introduction to Electrodynamics’ by Griffiths.
  2. ‘Quantum Mechanics Concepts and Applications’ by Zettili.
  3. ‘Problems and Solutions on Quantum Mechanics’ by Y. K. Lim

5.Statistical Physics:

  1. ‘Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics’ by F. Reif.
  2. ‘Concepts in Thermal Physics’ by Blundell and Blundell
  3. ‘Heat and Thermodynamics’ by Zemansky
  4. ‘Problems and Solutions on Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics’ by Y. K. Lim

6.Atomic and Molecular Physics:

  1. ‘Introduction to Atomic Spectra’ by H. E. White.
  2. ‘Physics of Atoms and Molecules’ by B. H. Bransden, Charles Jean Joachain.
  3. ‘Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure Vol 1’ by Herzberg.
  4. ‘Fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy’ by C. N. Banwell

7.Nuclear and Particle Physics:

  1. ‘Concepts of Modern Physics’ by Arthur Beiser.
  2. ‘Introductory Nuclear Physics’ by Kenneth S. Krane.

8.Condensed Matter Physics:

  1. ‘Solid State Physics’ by Ashcroft and Mermin.
  2. ‘Introduction to Solid State Physics’ by Charles Kittel.

9.Electronics:

  1. Op-amp: ‘Linear Integrated Circuits’ by Roy Choudhury.
  2. Diodes and Transistors: ‘Electronics Devices and Circuit Theory’ by Boylstad and Nashesky
  3. Digital Electronics: ‘Digital Fundamentals’ by Floyd.

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