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5 selected works: each one chosen individually, not by the most-cited rule, with its role and any reading-copy link reviewed against the archived MIT course page on 25 Sep 2026.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Reference
“Feynman, Richard P., Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew L. Sands. The Feynman Lectures on Physics . Addison Wesley, 1989. ISBN: 9780201500646. Read again and again.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, R. P. Feynman Lectures On Physics . Vol. 3. Addison Wesley Longman, 1970. ISBN: 9780201021158. (Ch. 6 on spin and Ch. 9 on the ammonia maser are particularly useful.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, R. The Feynman Lectures on Physics . Vol. 3. Paperback, 2003. ISBN: 9788131792131.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, Richard. P. Feynman Lectures On Physics . Vol. 3 . Basic Books, 2011. ISBN: 9780201021158.”
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Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity
Edwin F. Taylor · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics · Spring 2003 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., and John Archibald Wheeler. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . Addison Wesley Longman, 2000, ISBN 9780201384239. Called “EBH” in all assignments. NOTE: You should have the fifth printing; the first number in the very bottom line of the Acknowledgments page (behind the title page) should be a 5.”
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8.033 Relativity · Fall 2006 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., and John A. Wheeler. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . San Francisco, CA: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000. ISBN: 9780201384239.”
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8.033 Introduction to Relativity and Spacetime Physics · Fall 2024 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., John Archibald Wheeler, and Edmund William Bertschinger. 2010. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 9780321512864”
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
David J Griffiths · Cited in 6 archived MIT courses
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Required
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928. (Required)”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Reference
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Upper Saddle River, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 9780131118928. [Preview with Google Books ] A very popular undergraduate text.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Griffiths] = Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Required
“Griffiths, D. J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9789332535015. (Required)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, D. J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9789332535015.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Griffiths] = Griffiths, David J. and Darrell F. Schroeter. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781107189638.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. and Darrell F. Schroeter. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781107189638.”
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Ramamurti Shankar · Cited in 6 archived MIT courses
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907. (Recommended if you like it; somewhat advanced)”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Alternative
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2008. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Shankar] = Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907. (A conceptual textbook with many superb explanations.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2013. ISBN: 9781461576754. (Strongly Recommended)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2013. ISBN: 9781461576754. (Strongly Recommended).”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Shankar] = Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780306447907. (Recommended)”
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Statistical Mechanics
Kerson Huang · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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Most-cited
Most-cited books in MIT OCW Physics courses: every work cited by 2+ distinct archived course offerings in this field, ranked by number of citing courses (ties: most recent citing year, then title) -- 10-30 works, mechanically generated, not editorially curated. 30 works shown.
#1 most-cited Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
David J Griffiths · Cited in 10 archived MIT courses
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Required
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928. (Required)”
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6.728 Applied Quantum and Statistical Physics · Fall 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0131244051.”
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6.974 Fundamentals of Photonics: Quantum Electronics · Spring 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Griffiths, D. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0131118927.”
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22.02 Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics · Spring 2012 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Recommended: Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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3.024 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Reference
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Upper Saddle River, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 9780131118928. [Preview with Google Books ] A very popular undergraduate text.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Griffiths] = Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Required
“Griffiths, D. J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9789332535015. (Required)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, D. J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9789332535015.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Griffiths] = Griffiths, David J. and Darrell F. Schroeter. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781107189638.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Griffiths, David J. and Darrell F. Schroeter. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781107189638.”
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#2 most-cited Modern Quantum Mechanics
J. J Sakurai · Cited in 8 archived MIT courses
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5.73 Introductory Quantum Mechanics I · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1994. ISBN: 9780201539295.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Pub., 1994. ISBN: 9780201539295.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Pub., 1994. ISBN: 9780201539295. (Recommended if you like it; somewhat advanced)”
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5.74 Introductory Quantum Mechanics II · Spring 2009 · Graduate Unclear
“[Sakurai] = Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1993. ISBN: 9780201539295.”
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22.51 Quantum Theory of Radiation Interactions · Fall 2012 · Graduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J., and Jim Napolitano. Modern Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2010. ISBN: 9780805382914.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Addison-Wesley Pub., 1993. ISBN: 9780201539295. (A revision of the text by Sakurai. Advanced for 8.05.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Addison Wesley, 1993. ISBN: 9780201539295.”
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8.321 Quantum Theory I · Fall 2017 · Graduate Unclear
“Sakurai, Jun John, and Jim Napolitano. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781108422413. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Sakurai] = Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781108422413.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics . Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781108422413.”
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#3 most-cited Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Ramamurti Shankar · Cited in 7 archived MIT courses
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5.73 Introductory Quantum Mechanics I · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907. (Recommended if you like it; somewhat advanced)”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Alternative
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2008. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Shankar] = Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . 2nd ed. Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907. (A conceptual textbook with many superb explanations.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2013. ISBN: 9781461576754. (Strongly Recommended)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, R. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Springer, 2013. ISBN: 9781461576754. (Strongly Recommended).”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Shankar] = Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780306447907.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Plenum Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780306447907. (Recommended)”
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#4 most-cited Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Hans Ohanian · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Ohanian, Hans. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[Ohanian] = Ohanian, Hans. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955. (More emphasis than Griffiths on operator methods but less depth on some other topics.)”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Ohanian, Hans. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955. (More emphasis than Griffiths on operator methods but less depth on some other topics.)”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Ohanian, Hans C. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Ohanian, H. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Ohanian, Hans. Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955.”
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#5 most-cited Quantum Mechanics
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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5.73 Introductory Quantum Mechanics I · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Cohen-Tannoudji, C., F. Laloë, and B. Diu. Quantum Mechanics . Vols. 1 and 2. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN: 9780471569527.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Quantum Mechanics . 2 vols. New York, NY: Wiley, 1977. ISBN: 9780471164326.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Required
“Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Quantum Mechanics . 2 vols. New York, NY: Wiley, 1977. ISBN: 9780471164326. (Required)”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Quantum Mechanics . 2 vols. Wiley, 2006. ISBN: 9780471164326. (Useful for 8.05 and 8.06: Some students find it too encyclopedic.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Cohen-Tannoudji, C. Quantum Mechanics . Vol. 2. Wiley-VCH, 1991. ISBN: 9780471164357. (Strongly Recommended)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Cohen-Tannoudji, C. Quantum Mechanics . Vol. 2. Wiley-VCH, 1991. ISBN: 9780471164357. (Strongly Recommended).”
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5.73 Quantum Mechanics I · Fall 2018 · Graduate Unclear
“Cohen-Tannoudji, C., B. Diu, and F. Laloë. Quantum Mechanics . Vol. 1. Wiley-VCH, 1st edition, 1992. ISBN: 9780471569527.”
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5.73 Quantum Mechanics I · Fall 2018 · Graduate Unclear
“Cohen-Tannoudji, C., B. Diu, and F. Laloë. Quantum Mechanics . Vol. 2. Wiley-VCH, 1st edition, 1991. ISBN: 9780471164357.”
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#6 most-cited Molecular Biology of the Cell
Bruce Alberts · Cited in 5 archived MIT courses
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8.591J Systems Biology · Fall 2004 · Graduate Unclear
“Alberts, Bruce, et. al. Molecular Biology of the Cell . 4th ed. New York: Garland Science, 2002. ISBN: 9780815332183.”
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HST.721 The Peripheral Auditory System · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Alberts, Bruce, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell . 4th ed. New York, NY: Garland Science, 2002. ISBN: 9780815332183.”
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7.89J Topics in Computational and Systems Biology · Fall 2010 · Graduate Unclear
“Alberts, B., A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, and P. Walter. Molecular Biology of the Cell . 5th ed. New York, NY: Garland Science, 2008. ISBN: 9780815341055. (Another classic text.)”
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8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology · Spring 2011 · Graduate Unclear
“Alberts, Bruce, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell . 3rd ed. Garland Science, 1994. ISBN: 9780815316190 (hardcover), 9780815316206 (paperback). It is a standard reference to modern biology.”
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2.18 Biomolecular Feedback Systems · Spring 2015 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Alberts, Bruce, Alexander Johnson, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell . 4th ed. Garland Science, 2002. ISBN: 9780849371615.”
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#7 most-cited Feynman Lectures On Physics
Richard. P Feynman · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
Read at www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu ↗
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Reference
“Feynman, Richard P., Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew L. Sands. The Feynman Lectures on Physics . Addison Wesley, 1989. ISBN: 9780201500646. Read again and again.”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, R. P. Feynman Lectures On Physics . Vol. 3. Addison Wesley Longman, 1970. ISBN: 9780201021158. (Ch. 6 on spin and Ch. 9 on the ammonia maser are particularly useful.)”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, R. The Feynman Lectures on Physics . Vol. 3. Paperback, 2003. ISBN: 9788131792131.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Feynman, Richard. P. Feynman Lectures On Physics . Vol. 3 . Basic Books, 2011. ISBN: 9780201021158.”
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#8 most-cited Molecular Cell Biology
Harvey Lodish · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
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20.410J Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (BE.410J) · Spring 2003 · Graduate Unclear
“Lodish, H., et. al. Molecular Cell Biology . 3rd. ed. New York, NY: Scientific American Books/W.H. Freeman, 1995. ISBN: 9780716723806.”
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20.410J Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (BE.410J) · Spring 2003 · Graduate Unclear
“Lodish, H., et. al. Molecular Cell Biology . New York, NY: Scientific American Books/W.H. Freeman, 1995. ISBN: 9780716723806.”
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8.591J Systems Biology · Fall 2004 · Graduate Unclear
“Lodish, Harvey, et al. Molecular Cell Biology . 5th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2003. ISBN: 9780716743668.”
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20.400J Perspectives in Biological Engineering · Spring 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Lodish, Harvey, Matthew P. Scott, Paul Matsudaira, James Darnell, Lawrence Zipursky, Chris A. Kaiser, Arnold Berk, and Monty Krieger. Molecular Cell Biology . New York, NY: W.H. Freeman, 2003. ISBN: 9780716743668.”
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20.310J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics · Spring 2015 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Lodish, H., D. Baltimore, et al. Molecular Cell Biology . W. H. Freeman & Company, 2012. ISBN: 9781464109812.”
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#9 most-cited Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Richard Durbin · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
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6.096 Algorithms for Computational Biology · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Durbin, Richard, Graeme Mitchison, S. Eddy, A. Krogh, and G. Mitchison. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0521629713.”
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HST.510 Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Durbin, Richard, Sean R. Eddy, Anders S. Krogh, and Graeme Mitchison. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids . New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780521629713.”
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8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology · Spring 2011 · Graduate Unclear
“Durbin, Richard, et al. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids . Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780521620413 (hardcover), 9780521629713 (paperback). It describes some of the standard computational methods used in bioinformatics.”
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7.91J Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology · Spring 2014 · Graduate Unclear
“Durbin, Richard, Sean R. Eddy, et al. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids . Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780521629713.”
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#10 most-cited Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
Steven H Strogatz · Cited in 4 archived MIT courses
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6.832 Underactuated Robotics · Spring 2009 · Graduate Unclear
“Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering . Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780738204536.”
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18.385J Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos · Fall 2014 · Graduate Unclear
“Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering . Westview Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780813349107. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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8.09 Classical Mechanics III · Fall 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering . Westview Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780201543445. An accessible yet detailed discussion of non-linear dynamics in both differential equations and iterated maps.”
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8.591J Systems Biology · Fall 2014 · Undergraduate, Graduate Reference
“Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering . Westview Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780813349107. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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#11 most-cited Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity
Edwin F. Taylor · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics · Spring 2003 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., and John Archibald Wheeler. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . Addison Wesley Longman, 2000, ISBN 9780201384239. Called “EBH” in all assignments. NOTE: You should have the fifth printing; the first number in the very bottom line of the Acknowledgments page (behind the title page) should be a 5.”
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8.033 Relativity · Fall 2006 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., and John A. Wheeler. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . San Francisco, CA: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000. ISBN: 9780201384239.”
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8.033 Introduction to Relativity and Spacetime Physics · Fall 2024 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Taylor, Edwin F., John Archibald Wheeler, and Edmund William Bertschinger. 2010. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity . 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 9780321512864”
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#12 most-cited An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Michael E. Peskin · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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8.851 Strong Interactions: Effective Field Theories of QCD · Spring 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Peskin, M. E., and D. V. Schroeder. An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory . New York, NY: Harper Collins, June 1995. ISBN: 9780201503975.”
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8.324 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory II · Fall 2010 · Graduate Unclear
“Peskin, Michael E., and Daniel V. Schroeder. An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995. ISBN: 9780201503975. A comprehensive and pedagogical treatment of QFT starting from the basics and reaching up to the physics of the standard model.”
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8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I · Spring 2023 · Graduate Unclear
“[P&S] = Peskin, Michael E., and Daniel V. Schroeder. An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory . CRC Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780201503975. (A comprehensive and pedagogical treatment of QFT starting from the basics and reaching up to the physics of the standard model.)”
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8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I · Spring 2023 · Graduate Unclear
“Peskin, Michael E., and Daniel V. Schroeder. An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory . CRC Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780201503975. (A comprehensive and pedagogical treatment of QFT starting from the basics and reaching up to the physics of the standard model.)”
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#13 most-cited Quantum Physics
Stephen Gasiorowicz · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#14 most-cited Statistical Mechanics
Kerson Huang · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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#15 most-cited Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory
Howard Georgi · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses
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8.851 Strong Interactions: Effective Field Theories of QCD · Spring 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Georgi, H. Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory . Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1984. ISBN: 9780805331639. (out of print, but available online at Physics 283 home page .)”
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8.325 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory III · Spring 2007 · Graduate Unclear
“Georgi, Howard. Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory . Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co., 1984. ISBN: 9780805331639. ( Online version .)”
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8.851 Effective Field Theory · Spring 2013 · Graduate Unclear
“Georgi, Howard. Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory . Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1984. ISBN: 9780805331639. Also available online .”
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8.851 Effective Field Theory · Spring 2013 · Graduate Unclear
“Georgi, Howard. Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory . Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co, 1984. ISBN: 9780805331639. Also available online .”
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#16 most-cited Introduction to Special Relativity
Robert Resnick · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#17 most-cited Special Relativity
Anthony Philip French · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#18 most-cited Quantum Mechanics
Eugen Merzbacher · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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5.74 Introductory Quantum Mechanics II · Spring 2009 · Graduate Unclear
“[Merzbacher] = Merzbacher, E. Quantum Mechanics . 3rd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. ISBN: 9780471887027. General physics text for quantum dynamics, perturbation theory, light-matter interactions.”
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8.06 Quantum Physics III · Spring 2018 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Merzbacher, Eugen. Quantum Mechanics . Wiley, 2005. ISBN: 9788126533176. (Highly recommended)”
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#19 most-cited Introduction to Superconductivity
Michael Tinkham · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#20 most-cited The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Recommended
“Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice. The Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Clarendon Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780198520115. A beautiful text, strongly recommended.”
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8.04 Quantum Physics I · Spring 2016 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice. The Principles of Quantum Mechanics . Clarendon Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780198520115. (Deep, hard and rewarding. Not practical during the semester.)”
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#21 most-cited Mechanics of Motor Proteins and the Cytoskeleton
Jonathan Howard · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#22 most-cited Physical Biology of the Cell
Rob Phillips · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology · Spring 2011 · Graduate Unclear
“Phillips, Rob, Jane Kondev, et al. Physical Biology of the Cell . Garland Science, 2008. ISBN: 9780815341635.”
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20.310J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics · Spring 2015 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Phillips, R., J. Kondev, et al. Physical Biology of the Cell . Garland Science, 2008. ISBN: 9780815341635.”
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#23 most-cited Statistical Mechanics: A Set of Lectures
Richard Phillips Feynman · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#24 most-cited Dynamics of the Standard Model
John F. Donoghue · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#25 most-cited Heavy Quark Physics
Aneesh V. Manohar · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#26 most-cited Introductory Quantum Mechanics
Richard L Liboff · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#27 most-cited Linear Algebra Done Right
Sheldon Axler · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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18.700 Linear Algebra · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Axler, Sheldon J. Linear Algebra Done Right . Springer, 2004. ISBN: 9780387982588. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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8.05 Quantum Physics II · Fall 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Axler, Sheldon. Linear Algebra Done Right . 2nd ed. Springer, 1997. ISBN: 9780387982595. (A conceptual introduction to vector spaces and linear operators.)”
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#28 most-cited Statistical Physics of Particles
Mehran Kardar · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#29 most-cited An Introduction to Mechanics
Daniel Kleppner · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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#30 most-cited A First Course in String Theory
Barton Zwiebach · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses
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