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:

• Foundations of Astrophysics (2009)
  
  by Barbara S. Ryden & Bradley M. Peterson
• Solid State Physics: Essential Concepts (2008)
  
  by David W. Snoke
• An Introduction to Modern Galactic Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2nd Ed. (2006) errata
  
  by Bradley W. Carroll & Dale A. Ostlie
• An Introduction to Modern Stellar Astrophysics, 2nd Ed. (2006) errata
  
  by Bradley W. Carroll & Dale A. Ostlie
• An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, 2nd Ed. (2006) errata
  
  by Bradley W. Carroll & Dale A. Ostlie
• An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods, 3rd Ed. (2006) errata
  
  by Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik & Wolfgang Christian
• Open Source Physics: A User's Guide, 3rd Ed. amazon (2006) web
  by Wolfgang Christian
• Quantum Mechanics: An Accessible Introduction (2005)
  
  by Robert J. Scherrer
• Astrobiology: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2004)
  
  By Jonathan I. Lunine
• Particle Physics: A Comprehensive Introduction (2004)
  
  by Abraham Seiden
• Spacetime and Geometry (2003) errata
  by Sean M. Carroll
• Classical Electromagnetism (2005) errata
  
  by Jerrold Franklin
• Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity (2003) errata
  
  by James B. Hartle
• Introduction to Cosmology (2002)
  
  by Barbara S. Ryden
• Introductory Quantum Mechanics, 4th Ed. (2002) classic
  
  by Richard L. Liboff
• Mathematica for Physics, 2nd Ed. (2002) errata: RLZ-web & FIO-web
  
• by Robert L. Zimmerman & Fredrick I. Olness
• The Science of Sound, 3rd Ed. (2001)
  
  by Thomas D. Rossing, F. Richard Moore & Paul A. Wheeler
• Electromagnetism (2001)
  
  by Gerald L. Pollack & Daniel R. Stump
• Optics, 4th Ed. (2001)
  
  by Eugene Hecht
  
• Classical Mechanics, 3rd Ed. (2001) errata classic
  
  by Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole & John L. Safko

String Theory Books

String theory is a difficult subject that is still evolving. As a field of study becomes more familiar and better understood, the books that are published about it start becoming addressed to a wider audience (professional → student → layperson). There are plenty of popular books on the subject, but IMHO the more relevant indication of a field's conceptual progress is the availability of undergraduate level texts (practitioner → graduate student → undergraduate student). String theory is starting to approach the advanced undergraduate level, as evidenced by these books in reverse chronological order:

• String Theory Demystified
  (2008), undergraduate/graduate
  by David McMahon
• String Theory in a Nutshell
  (2007), graduate, errata
  by Elias Kiritsis
  
• String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction
  (2007), graduate
  by Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker, & John H. Schwarz
  
• Supersymmetry and String Theory: Beyond the Standard Model
  (2007), graduate/practitioner, errata
  by Michael Dine
  
• An Introduction to String Theory and D-Brane Dynamics
  (2004), graduate/practitioner
  by Richard J. Szabo
• A First Course in String Theory
  (2004, 2nd Ed. in Feb 2009), undergraduate/graduate
  by Barton Zwiebach
  
• D-Branes
  (hardcover 2003, paperback 2006), practitioner, errata
  by Clifford V. Johnson
  
• String Theory, Volume I: An Introduction to the Bosonic String
  String Theory, Volume II: Superstring Theory and Beyond
  (hardcover 1998, paperback 2005), graduate, errata for both volumes
  by Joseph Polchinski
  
• Quantum Field Theory of Point Particles and Strings
  (1998), graduate
  by Brian Hatfield
  
• Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory
  (1994), graduate/practitioner, errata
  by D. Bailin & A. Love
  
• Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory
  (1988, 2nd Ed. 1999), practitioner
  by Michio Kaku
  
• Superstring Theory: Volume I, Introduction
  Superstring Theory: Volume 2, Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology
  (hardcover 1987, paperback 1988), graduate/practitioner
  by Michael B. Green, John H. Schwarz, & Edward Witten
  

Errata to physics books

One of the many wonders of the internets is that authors can post their Errata directly online for anyone to consult. DC Physics has a nice list of Errata reported to him directly and a list of links to particular books themselves. The In addition to those, here are ones that I have found useful in the past:

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics (google: Vol. I , Vol. II , Vol, III)
  by R.P. Feynman, R.B. Leighton, & M. Sands
• Introduction to Electrodynamics (google)
  Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (google)
  Introduction to Elementary Particles (google)
  by David J. Griffiths
  
• Classical Mechanics (google)
  by H. Goldstein, C.P. Poole, & J.L. Safko
• Lasers (google)
  by A.E. Seigman
• Atomic Physics (google) (verified as of 01/28/09)
  by D. Budker, D. Kimball, & D. DeMille
• An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (google)
  by M.E. Peskin & D.V. Schroeder
• Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell (google)
  by A. Zee
  

UPDATE (Jan. 21 & 28, 2009)

An essential source for "published errata pages for mathematical and scientific text books" is at The Errata Page. (although it does not appear to be updated anymore as of 01/28/09)

Errata pages for books that I've found online can be found at my library (by Google Book Search) or on this blog.