[megnaro]

I bought Modern Classical Physics last summer as a birthday gift to myself and I am also slowly going through it.

[vijayshankarv]

Oh wow! This looks like the physics book that I always wanted to read. Phd 2016 in condensed matter physics - now working in a mid-size (~600 people) software company as a data scientist.

[tMcGrath]

Modern Classical Physics is a great book - I've recently started working through it (just about to move on to chapter 2). I'd be interested in chatting about it with others/cross-checking solutions. Anyone who's interested, drop me an email (address in my profile).

If you're thinking of getting it but want to check it out, there's a 2012 draft version that the authors have previously taught from here: http://www.pmaweb.caltech.edu/Courses/ph136/yr2012/. It's not the same as the book, of course, but from a skim it seems quite similar.

[vijayshankarv]

Thanks! This looks like what I will start with. Can't find your email in your profile, though.

[hyperjeff]

Ex-PhD student in general relativity here, also slowly going thru that book. If anyone wants to start a reading (slack?) group together, I’d be interested. I have no one to talk to about this stuff IRL.

[vijayshankarv]

I would love to join a reading group (on slack or another messaging platform) on this book.

[ambicapter]

Does Slack let you write LaTeX?

[jason_slack]

And is this book a good read for someone re-learning math having only taken high school physics?

[musgravepeter]

Depends on what the math re-learning covers. You'd need differential equations and 2nd year calculus.

A good choice for less math might be "Gravity from the ground up" by Schutz.