A must buy if you find physics interesting
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Awesome book! Makes it easy for us non science types to understand the various physics theories.
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This book provided me with aditional insights on some of the basics on physics. There is an abriged version on sale at Barnes & Noble, but I recomend this complete version. The subject matter is handled very thoroughly and succinctly.
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this was my favorite subject in school. I have studied physics more than any other subject. Quantum physics i specially like because it deals with the most amazing and research based theories which includes one of bohr. For a person like me, i can learn a lot from this book.
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If you are interested in Relativity, I would consider this book a must.  Shows a lot of popular physics books on Relativity have a lot of misrepresentations in them
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Witty, clear, interesting and a great addition to your collection, especially if you're interested in knowing more about physics, without having to learn equations and understand complex principles.

The "Brief history of time" of string theory.
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Bought this book off of a recommendation from a co-worker.  He said it was a favorite book of his since childhood.  My teenage daughter is interested in the things of physics, so I gave it to her as a gift.  She gave it the 5 star rating.
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One of the best books I have read! The material is very exciting and at the leading edge of physics.
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This book has been so helpful for my physics class. The extra help online is also amazing. I love the explanations and problems. However, I wished it had more varied problems for each section as well as the answers in another place. The answers being right underneath the questions posed a problem for me since even before I attempt the problems, my eyes would stray downward. It's not something a few sticky notes would fix though. And I also found that if I am ever in need of more varied problems to do, the internet is a good place to look for worksheets with solutions.
Overall, I love this book and would recommend it to everyone. In fact, I have and it has been a great help to my friend as well. I am really tempted to buy the physics 2 book at the moment.
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One of the best Physics Books ever. The chapters are clear and concise with good examples. There are also many practice problems both mathematical and conceptual.
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A great book for understanding the theories that are driving physics  today.  The history lessions are invaluable and allow the reader to  understand how modern physics evolved.  The authors style is easy to read  and his ability to explain the most complex concepts makes reading  enjoyable.  I highly recomend this book for anyone with an interest in  physics.
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It was worth the price. I would definitely recommend it to the old school physics lovers. I have this on kindle but wanted to gift it to my physicist father.
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This is one of the best written physics books to ever hit the market. However, it deals with an advanced topic and its not for the faint of heart or those without the proper background. Weinberg's writing style is remarkably clear. A historical introduction (which is very enlightening) is followed by a nice chapter on relatavistic quantum mechanics. Later chapters which I found very useful include a chapter titled "Quantum Fields and Antiparticles", where he introduces the Dirac formalism, and "The Feynman Rules", which is one of the best presentations on this topic I have come across. Chapters on the Lagrangian methods and path integrals are also good. I would strongly advise the reader to thoroughly study other quantum field theory books before tackling this one.

Also recommended (to get started): "Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell"
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I enjoyed reading through as the theories are explained in an easy to understand fashion. Technical enough so that the true nature of the physics behind it are not skipped, but easy enough to follow.
Highly recommended if the topic is of interest to you.
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As a grade school attendee when the periodic table was the be all and end all of matter, a liberal arts graduate of the 1960's, and current business executive whose last periodic update on physics was light reading about  quantum mechanics parallels with eastern philosophy, this is a gem of an  update.
Aside from the fascinating content, I was wowed by the technical  writing and use of analogies.  I only hope Brian's mind functions long  enough to write the sequel -- while mine functions well enough to read  it.
For those who don't follow physics, this may be the book that changes  the way you view your existence and relationship to the cosmos.
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Yes, I am a Physics nerd, so of course I bought this book, and the sequel too. I thought I knew most of this stuff, and I did, but the comprehensive  details provided by the the Author, who worked extensively with this "stuff", and researched it even more extensively, really fills in the gaps.  It corrects some of the "legendary" errors too. If you like the Richard Rhodes books, and/or the Richard Preston books, you will like James Mahaffey's books too. They are interesting science, and provide many examples of man's unique capacity for using and abusing science. It also provides insight into where the big money goes.
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I'm a physics major, and I actually found out about the book because Dr. Goldberg was my physics professor! I literally read the introduction and was hysterical laughing.  This is almost like taking his class, except it's just in simpler words.  If you have any questions about the crazy things of the universe, this is definitely the book to read. You'll not only get tons of information, but you'll get a laugh (or two, or three, etc. ) on every page.
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I'm not a scientist but I've always enjoyed physics.  This book is one of the best, and one of the best written, I have come across.  It has short essays on a wide variety of topics (black holes are just one topic).  In my opinion, this binding is the best paperback version and I was happy Amazon had it available.  Brian Greene's books are just as good, but go into greater depth on fewer topics.