The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics

Leonard Susskind · George Hrabovsky

Apr 2014 · Sold by Basic Books

About this ebook

A master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics

"Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult' things," -- Wall Street Journal

If you ever regretted not taking physics in college -- or simply want to know how to think like a physicist -- this is the book for you. In this bestselling introduction to classical mechanics, physicist Leonard Susskind and hacker-scientist George Hrabovsky offer a first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur. Challenging, lucid, and concise, The Theoretical Minimum provides a tool kit for amateur scientists to learn physics at their own pace.

Ratings and reviews

The Theoretical Minimum is advertised as a book that an "amateur" can pick up and read; however it expects a solid understanding of calculus and advanced math. It's not a book for anyone.

most difficult and ethereal concepts seem as obvious as nuts and bolts. I think it's the plumber in him. No one has done it better.

About the author

Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor in Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. He is the author of the forthcoming General Relativity: The Theoretical Minimum (with André Cabannes); Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory (with Art Friedman); and The Theoretical Minimum (with George Hrabovsky), among other books. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

George Hrabovsky is the president of Madison Area Science and Technology (MAST), a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific and technological research and education. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.