fluffybunny Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Ds16 is currently doing Apologia Physics and has expressed an interest in particle physics, ie quarks and leptons etc, and wants to go deeper into this subject area. I didn't do science in senior high or college, so I don't know where to look. We both enjoy the Apologia, conversational style, of doing science, so it would be great to find something like it specializing in this subject area. Does anyone know of something like this that ticks those boxes? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 GC has a course in particle physics that does not assume a science background. Fred Bortz has a series of books on elementary particles; they look deceptively thin, but have a lot of information. Any serious particle physics would require a more extensive physics background. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybunny Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) GC has a course in particle physics that does not assume a science background. I've heard reviews on this and they're not that great. Fred Bortz has a series of books on elementary particles; they look deceptively thin, but have a lot of information. Any serious particle physics would require a more extensive physics background. Thank you: I will look into that author. And yes, I think you're right: he needs more physics background. Edited July 18, 2016 by fluffybunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I've heard reviews on this and they're not that great. I started listening and did not like it, but I thought that that might be because I'm a physicist. Sorry that this doesn't work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 DS did a short unit by reading popular science books. On my phone and not able to link. Titles included How to Teach Physics/ Relativity to Your Dog (Orzel) and Mr. Tompkins (Gamow). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Look at Modern Physics textbooks. Below link is to a 2005 edition by Serway. http://phy240.ahepl.org/ModPhy-Serway.pdf The books Quark mentioned are good too. Below U of Rochester link has plenty of good links http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~pavone/particle-www/particle_physics.html Videos done by CERN for TED http://blog.ted.com/physicists-from-cern-team-up-with-ted-ed-to-create-five-lessons-that-make-particle-physics-childs-play/ Particle physics is one of my oldest many interest areas. I'm too much of a slacker to keep up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Look at Modern Physics textbooks. Below link is to a 2005 edition by Serway. http://phy240.ahepl.org/ModPhy-Serway.pdf The text has two semesters of calculus based physics as a prerequisite. This book is intended as a modern physics text for science majors and engineering students who have already completed an introductory calculus-based physics course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) The text has two semesters of calculus based physics as a prerequisite.The chapter 15 on leptons has less math and no calculus. The calculus heavy chapter are in the front chapters. ETA: Many modern physics textbooks has a chapter or two on particle physics which is less math heavy than the other chapters in the same text. Edited July 18, 2016 by Arcadia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybunny Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Thank you so much everyone. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm not sure if you've seen this title from GC: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/impossible-physics-beyond-the-edge.html It's a mix of disciplines but there is some particle physics in there. It is very well done in my physics-loving DH's humble opinion. Another 2 books DS read that didn't require a rigorous physics background was Alice in Quantumland and the Wizard of Quarks, both by the same author. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybunny Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) I'm not sure if you've seen this title from GC: [/size]http://www.thegreatc...d-the-edge.htm Thank you: I have it saved and will wait for the next sale :001_smile: We have read Alice in Quantumland: great book, though one of the stories wasn't suitable for a child. But I learnt a LOT from it. Edited July 19, 2016 by fluffybunny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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