Books like Invitation to physics by Ken Greider

Fundamentals of Physics is a comprehensive physics handbook that emphasizes conceptual understanding, problem‑solving, and reasoning skills for students and educators.

A comprehensive college physics textbook by Raymond A. Serway, offering clear explanations and numerous problem sets to reinforce understanding, widely used for secondary study and teaching.

This textbook covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, including Newton's laws, oscillations, energy, momentum, angular momentum, planetary motion, and special relativity. It also explores more advanced topics, such as normal modes, the Lagrangian method, gyroscopic motion, fictitious forces, 4-vectors, and general relativity. It contains more than 250 problems with detailed solutions so students can easily check their understanding of the topic. There are also over 350 unworked exercises which are ideal for homework assignments. Password protected solutions are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521876223. The vast number of problems alone makes it an ideal supplementary text for all levels of undergraduate physics courses in classical mechanics. Remarks are scattered throughout the text, discussing issues that are often glossed over in other textbooks, and it is thoroughly illustrated with more than 600 figures to help demonstrate key concepts.

A concise biography of Albert Einstein presented through his scientific correspondence, notably with Michele Besso, and exploring the evolution of physics before, during, and after Einstein’s life.

Emilio G. Segrè shares personal recollections of modern physics’ development, spotlighting overlooked personalities and providing insight into the lives of pioneering physicists.

Collected essays, lectures, and papers by leading atomic physicists illuminate Niels Bohr’s role in the quantum revolution, his pivotal 1921 paper, and his 1922 Nobel lecture, offering insight into his scientific ideas and personal character.

A curated anthology of essays, articles, and poems by more than ninety eminent writers, exploring physics, astronomy, and mathematics—from black holes and galaxies to artificial intelligence and chaos theory.

Max Planck came to prominence after proposing the quantum idea in 1900 and rose steadily to the forefront of scientific leadership in Germany, which retained its lead in science especially in physics, chemistry, and mathematics during the first several decades of the 20th century. A close colleague of Einstein and most major continental scientists of his period, Planck fought a losing battle against overwhelming odds by defying the Nazi regime. Heilbron's biography carefully details the life of this courageous, humane, and brilliant scientist.