Showing posts with label classic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classic. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Addison Wesley/Benjamin Cummings Books Since 2000

Addison Wesley & Benjamin Cummings (imprints of Pearson) have been updating classic texts over the last 8 years or so. In addition they've done a commendable job filling in the gap for undergraduate/graduate texts in astrophysics & cosmology. Their recent books can be identified by the attractive & consistent cover scheme they've been applying. Here's a fairly complete list in reverse chronological order:

Friday, December 5, 2008

A selection of classics from Dover Publications


Dover Publications have been reprinting out-of-print classics for almost 70 years now. Some of my favorite (that were very hard to find before Dover) are:

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Methods of Theoretical Physics


Methods of Theoretical Physics, Volume I: Chapters 1 to 8 & Volume II: Chapters 9 to 13 by Morse and Feshbach had been out of print for a long time. I had to get my copy on ebay. However, since 2004, Herman Feshbach's son Mark has started reprinting his father's classic book. I don't know of many theoretical physicists who don't own this book or atleast consult it on a regular basis. Kudos to Feshbach Publishing for bringing it back to life!