RESOURCES FOR COURSES IN PHYSICS
 
                                                       
                          Classical Electrodynamics
 
            Reference Text Books

Title

Author

Publisher

Classical electrodynamics

Walter Greiner

Wiley

Electrodynamics:A concise introduction

James B. Westgard

 

Conservation laws and open questions for classical electrodynamics

Riberic, Marjan

World scientific

Applied classical electrodynamics

Hopf F.A

Wiley

Classical electrodynamics

    J.D.Jackson

Wiley

 
             Online course on Classical Electrodynamics
 
 
            Related WWWsites:
            1. Classical electrodynamics
            2. Physics internet library


 
                                                       Classical Mechanics
 
                 Reference Text Books

Title

Author

Publisher

Introduction to classical mechanics

Arya, Atma prakash

Prentice hall

Mathemaitcla models of classical mechanics

Arnold, V.J

Springer-Wiley

New foundations for classical mechanics

Hestenes, David

Kluwer academic publishers

Classical mechanics

Kibble, T.W.B

Longman

Classical mechanics: A course of lectures

Ray Chaudhuri

Oxford University press

Classical mechanics

Goldstin

 
                 Online course on Classical Mechanics
 
 
                Related WWW sites:
               1. Physics internet library
              2. Thermodynamics research lab

 
                                                         Solid State Physics

                Reference Text Books

Title

Author

Publisher

Introductory solid state physics

Myers, H.P

Taylor and Francis

Solid state physics: An introduction to principles of material science

Ibach, H

Springer-Verlag

Atomic transport in solids

Allnatt, A.R

Cambridge University press

Solid state physics for engineering and material science

McKelvey, John Phillip

Kriegerpublishing co.

Electronics properties of materials

Hummel, Rolf E

Springer-Verlag

Introduction to Solid state physics

Kittel

             Online course for Solid State Physics

            Related WWW sites
            1. Physics internet library
            2. Atomic physics links
            3. Solid state physics problems and solutions
            4. Solid state theory group
 

                                                           Quantum Mechanics

            Reference Text Books

Title

Author

Publisher

Introductory Quantum Mechanics

Richard Liboff

Addison Wesley

Molecular Quantum Mechanics

P.W.Atkins

 Oxford University Press

Quantum Mechanics:Concepts and applications

John D. Gervey

  Academic Press 

Energy levels in atoms and molecules

W.G.Richards

Oxford University Press

Modern Quantum mechanics

J.J. Sakurai

Addison Wesley

Quantum mechanics

Amit Goswami

Wm.C.Brown

 
             Online course for Quantum Mechanics

            Related WWW sites
            1. Atomic Physics on the internet
            2. Quantum Lynx
 
 

                                                        Statistical Mechanics

                Reference Text Books

Title

Author

Publisher

Introductory Statistical Mechanics

Bowley, Roger

Oxford University Press

Statistical Mechanics for thermophysical property calculations

Rowley, Richard

Prentice Hall

Quantum and Statistical field theory

Le Bellac, Michel

Oxford University Press

Statistical mechanics and fractals

Dobrushin, R.L

Springer-Verlag

Non equilibrium statistical mechanics in one dimension

Vladimir Privman

Cambridge University Press

 
            Online course for Statistical Mechanics

            Related WWW sites:
            1. Statistical Mechanics
            2. Statistical mechanics educational sites

 
 

                                  Coherent Optics and Holography

                Reference Text Books

Title

Author

publisher

Holography and Coherent Optics

Soroko, Lev Markovich

Plenum Press

The emerging uses of Coherent Optics

R.Robertson

Cambridge University Press

Lasers and Holography:An introduction to Coherent Optics

Kock, Winston

Doubleday

An introduction to Coherent Optics

Stroke, George

Academic Press

 
 
            Online course for Coherent Optics and Holography

            Related WWW sites:
            1. Amateur holography
            2. Photonics technology news
            3. Vision, light and energy levels
 

                                                                Electro Optics

                    Reference Text Books

Title 

Author 

Publisher

Lasers and electro optics: Fundamenatls and engineering

Davis, Christopher

Cambridge University press

Electro optics hand book

McGraw Hill

Laser and electro optic technology

 

Army research lab

Colloid electro optics: Theory, techniques, applications

Stoylov

Academic press

Electro optics

Pinson, Lewis

Wiley

            Related www sites
            1. Electro optics : Information and technical forum
               2. Electro optics technical publications
               3. Photonics
               4. IEEE Laser and electro optics society
               5. The Electro optics research institute
 

                                                          Quantum Optics

             Reference Text Books
 

Title

Author

Publisher

Introduction to photon communication

Bendjaballah, C

Springer-Verlag

An open systems approach to Quantum optics

Carmichael, Howard

Springer-Verlag

Elements of Quantum optics

Meystre, Pierre

Springer-Verlag

Quantum noise

Gardiner

Springer-Verlag

Mechanical action of light on atoms

Kazantsev, A.P.

World scientific

             Related WWW sites
             1. Quantum optic laboratory
             2. European research network
             3. Laser and Quantum optics lab
             4. Links to "cute" articles
             5. Quantum optics
             6. Quantum optics
 

                                                        Spectroscopy 

        Reference Text Books  

Title

Author

Publisher

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy

Migliori, Albert

Wiley

Atomic spectroscopy

Robinson, James

Marcel Dekker

Electron scattering and related spectroscopies

De Crescenzi

World Scientific

Fundamentals of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Smith, Brian

CRC Press

Light Spectroscopy

Harris, D.A

Oxford University press

 

                                  Physics and Technology of Thin Films

                Reference Text Books

Title

Author 

Publisher

Thin film technology handbook

Elshabini-Riad, Aicha

McGraw Hill

Physics of thin films

Eckertova, Ludmila

Plenum press

Physics of thin films:advances in research and development

Academic press

                Related www sites
                1. Condensed matter physics and thin film links
                2. Web based resources in thin films
 

     List of Video tapes in the Physics department  

        1. A Science Odyssey: The Journey of a century
                1. A Science Odyssey: Origins. PBS homevideo
                2. A Science Odyssey: Bigger, Better, Faster. PBS homevideo
                3. A Science Odyssey: Mysteries of the Universe. PBS homevideo
                4. A Science Odyssey: Matters of Life and Death. PBS homevideo
                5. A Science Odyssey: In Search of Ourselves. PBS homevideo

        2. Physics In Action Series
                1. Commercial Electricity and Transmission of Electricity
                2. ELectricity in the home
                3. Electromagnetic Spectrum
                4. Electrostatics I
                5. Electrostatics II
                6. Generation of Electricity
                7. The Laws of Motion
                8. The LAws of Motion Applied
                9. Radioactivity
               10. Radioactivity
               11. Physics in Action : Teacher's Guide

        3. The Word of Extreme Series
                1. Ultra-Low Temparatures
                2. Ultra-Strong magnetic Field
                3. Very high pressures

         4. Others:
                1. Physics Demonstrations in Mechanics (Part I)
                2. Physics Demonstrations in Mechanics (Part II)
                3. Physics, Its also me
                4. What if...
                            16 Physics Vignettes
                5. Wonder of Physics with J.C.Sprott
                6. Wonder of Physics, "90"

Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list of resources. If you would like to include a new book into this list, please send an e-mail with required information to webmaster@phys.subr.edu

This list has been compiled by Mr. Madhu Sindhuvalli during Spring 1998.