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Online Resources for books


1.  Penn State University's Electronics Classics site:
     http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/jimspdf.htm

2.  A comprehensive collection of works of David Hume:
     http://www.davidhume.org/

3.  Econlib - A free online library of works on economics:
     http://www.econlib.org/

4.  A collection of works of Olympe de Gouges:
     http://www.olympedegouges.eu/index.php

5.  Internet Archive, a non-profit open access online internet library, has a good database of 
     historical texts, articles, audios, etc.
     https://archive.org/about/

6.  Works of B. R. Ambedkar:
     http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/
     https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5gR958uDQFKQkdDbUhOVVBqbFU


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Books on Physics


CLASSICAL MECHANICS
  1. Classical Mechanics – by Herbert Goldstein, Chales Poole and John Safko
  2. Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems – by Stephan T. Thornton and Jerry Marion
  3. Classical Mechanics (first in the series of 10 volumes) – by L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz
  4. Feynman Lecture Series Vol. 1 – by R. Feynman and R. Leighton


THERMAL AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS
  1. Fundamentals of  Statistical and Thermal Physics – by F. Reif
  2. Thermodynamics – by Enrico Fermi
  3. Treaties on Thermodynamics – by Max Planck (Translated by Alexander Ogg)
  4. Investigations on the Theory of Brownian Motion – by A. Einstein
  5. Theory of Heat – by James Clark Maxwell
  6. Statistical Physics Part 1 (Vol. 5 and 9 in the series of 10 volumes) – by L. D. Landau and E. M.Lifshitz
  7. The Principles of statistical Mechanics – by R. C. Tolman
  8. Statistical Mechanics – by R. K. Pathria


CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS
  1. Classical Electrodynamics – by J. D. Jackson
  2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (Vol. 1 & 2) – by James C. Maxwell – Oxford University Press
  3. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism (Vol. 3 of Introduction to Theoretical Physics) – by Max Planck(Translated by Henry L. Brose)  
  4. Introduction to Electrodynamics – by D. J. Griffiths


QUANTUM MECHANICS (Non-relativistic)
  1. The Principles of Quantum Mechanics – by P. A. M. Dirac
  2. Quantum Mechanics (Vol. 3 in the series of 10 volumes) – by L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz
  3. General Principles of Quantum Mechanics – by Wolfgang Pauli


THEORY OF SPECIAL AND GENERAL RELATIVITY
  1. Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation – by V. A. Fock
  2. The Theory of Relativity of Motion – by R. C. Tolman
  3. Theory of Relativity – by Wolfgang Pauli
  4. The Classical Theory of Fields (Vol. 2 in the series of 10 volumes) – by L. D. Landau and E. M.Lifshitz
  5. Relativity Thermodynamics and Cosmology – by Richard C. Tolman
  6. Mathematical Theory of Relativity – by A. S. Eddington
  7. General Theory of Relativity – by P. A. M. Dirac
  8. A First Course in General Relativity – by B. A. Schutz


CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
  1. Solid State Physics – by N. W. Aschroft and N. D. Mermin
  2. Band Theory Of Solids : An Introduction from the point of view of symmetry – by Simon L. Altmann
  3. Theory of Brillouin Zones and Electronic States In Matter – by H. Jones
  4. Introduction to Solid State Physics – by Charles Kittel
  5. Solid State Physics Problem and Solutions – by L. Mihaly and M. C. Martin


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Online resources for Physics

OpenCourseWares (OCWs)
OpenCourseWares are free online tutorial programmes by some universities for students, teachers and self-learners throughout the world, wherein you will find video lectures, notes and other useful study material on a variety of subjects (including arts, engineering, science, etc.).



Other Online Resources


Qualifying/Preliminary Exam Problem Sets
The following links contain qualifying exam problem sets in physics conducted by Physics Department of some of the renowned universities in the world. These examinations are minimum criteria which every student has to satisfy to be considered as a graduate student. 



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