Theoretical Physics: Step by Step

On this page, I will include various resources which I have used as an undergraduate to learn Physics, step by step, starting from Classical Mechanics and progressing towards the more advanced topics such as Quantum Field Theory and String Theory.

Classical Mechanics (Notes, Textbooks, and Video Lectures):

• http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/relativity.html (For first year undergrads)
• Elementary but definitely worth watching Lectures by Leonard Susskind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApUFtLCrU90&list=PL47F408D36D4CF129
• http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/dynamics.html (For more advanced undergrads)
• Classical Mechanics by Goldstein (The textbook to use for a comprehensive understanding of Classical Mechanics)
• Video Lectures by V. Balakrishnan (IIT, Madras): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Gw08pwhws&list=PL5E4E56893588CBA8
• Classical Mechanics by David Kubiznak: https://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/training/psi-masters-program/lectures/2018/2019-psi-lectures

Special Relativity:

• D. Tong's chapter 7 from http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/relativity.html (For first year undergrads).
• Introduction to Electrodynamics by D.J. Griffiths: Last Chapter of this book. It's a gem.
• Susskind's Theoretical Minimum on Relativity and Classical Field Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toGH5BdgRZ4&list=PLbXwJS9Og2OUYG2YMUJITkxs74IBoi-0L
• Introduction to Special Relativity by Robert Resnick (Strongly Recommend this gem of a book).