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The following three free books by
Emeritus Professor Frank Firk, former Chairman of
the Department of Physics, Yale
University.
1) Essential Physics 1, (written by
Emeritus Professor Frank Firk, former Chairman of
the Department of Physics, Yale
University)
 Essential Physics 1, is an
intensive introduction to classical and special relativity, Newtonian
dynamics and gravitation, Einsteinian dynamics and
gravitation, and wave motion. Mathematical methods are discussed, as needed;
they include: elements of differential geometry, linear operators and
matrices, ordinary differential equations, calculus of variations, orthogonal
functions and Fourier series, and non-linear equations for chaotic systems.
The contents of this book can be taught in one semester. It is a book for
first-year college students who have an interest in pursuing a career in
Physics or a closely related field.
2) Introduction to Groups, Invariants & Particles (written by Emeritus
Professor Frank Firk, former Chairman of the
Department of Physics, Yale
University)
 Introduction to Groups, Invariants
& Particles, is a book for Seniors and advanced Juniors who are
majoring in the Physical Sciences or Mathematics. The book places the subject
matter in its historical context with discussions of Galois groups, algebraic
invariants, Lie groups and differential equations, presented at a level that
is not the standard fare for students majoring in the Physical Sciences. A
sound mathematical basis is thereby provided for the study of special unitary
groups and their applications to Particle Physics.
3) The Age of Einstein (written by Emeritus Professor Frank Firk, former Chairman of the Department of Physics, Yale University)
 The Age of Einstein,
is a brief introduction to Einstein's Theories of Special and General
Relativity. It is a book for the inquisitive general reader who wishes to
gain an understanding of the key ideas put forward by the greatest scientist
of the 20th-century. No more than a modest grasp of High School Mathematics
is required to follow the arguments.
4) Albert Einstein Reference
Archive
Relativity: The Special and General Theory
By Albert Einstein
 Written: 1916
Source: Relativity: The Special and General Theory © 1920
Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd
First Published: December, 1916
Translated: Robert W. Lawson (Authorised translation)
Transcription/Markup: Brian Basgen
Copyleft: Einstein Reference Archive (marxists.org)
1999, 2002. Permission is granted
to copy and/or distribute this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
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