58 Physics
Physics (PHY)
See also Open Access Texts, a list of open textbooks for undergraduate physics curated by Professor Alistair Savage, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa.
BSc Optics
Sander Konijnenberg, Aurèle J.L. Adam, and H. Paul Urbach (Delft University of Technology)
2021
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This book treats optics at the level of students in the later stage of their bachelor or the beginning of their master. It is assumed that the student is familiar with Maxwell’s equations. Although the book takes account of the fact that optics is part of electromagnetism, special emphasis is put on the usefulness of approximate models of optics, their hierarchy and limits of validity. Approximate models such as geometrical optics and paraxial geometrical optics are treated extensively and applied to image formation by the human eye, the microscope and the telescope.
Format: PDF
Includes: Problems
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
Suggested for:
PHY 2311 Waves and Optics
PHY 5318 Modern Optics
College Physics∗
Paul Peter Urone (California State University), Roger Hinrichs (SUNY at Oswego), and Kim Dirks (University of Auckland) (OpenStax)
2012
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts. This online, fully editable and customizable title includes ample practice opportunities to solve traditional physics application problems.
Formats: Online and PDF
Includes: Learning objectives, concept questions, links to labs, and simulations
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – Open Textbook Library – BCcampus
Suggested for:
PHY 1121 Fundamentals of Physics I
PHY 1122 Fundamentals of Physics II
PHY 2361 Modern Physics
PHY 2104 Introduction to Circuit Theory and Electronics
PHY 2323 Electricity and Magnetism
PHY 3350 Thermodynamics
PHY 3370 Introductory Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Circuits
Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny, William Moebs, and Daryl Janzen (University of Saskatchewan)
2018
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigour inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.
Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Suggested for:
PHY 2323 Electricity and Magnetism
Mechanics
Ben Crowell (Fullerton College)
2017
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
This is a calculus-based book meant for the first semester of a first-year survey course taken by engineering and physical science majors. It has a traditional order of topics whereby force is discussed before energy. It is divided into 17 chapters that cover a review of high school physics, scaling and estimation, vectors, velocity,