joao_melo's review against another edition
4.0
My opinion about this book is very similar to the first one. Once again it presents the material in a rather original fashion, which makes it more interesting for who already knows what is going on and more confusing for a beginner.
However, this book is more balanced in my opinion. The more original chapters were in fact on extra material like electricity in atmosphere, the principle of least action, or curved spacetime, which are the ones that a deep understanding is less relevant, and originality make them much more interesting. And the core chapters use more standard methods that makes everything clearer to the beginner. Therefore I believe it works better for the actual intended audience than the first one, but it doesn't loose it's unique touch.
A problem that continues is the fact that some of his notation/ideas are outdated, for example, he does not distinguish between covariant and contravariant indices, and also states that some issues with magnetic materials are unresolved when in fact we do know the answer to that now. But I feel those are minor issues.
Overall I'd say 4/5 for both a beginner and someone who already knows the material covered.
However, this book is more balanced in my opinion. The more original chapters were in fact on extra material like electricity in atmosphere, the principle of least action, or curved spacetime, which are the ones that a deep understanding is less relevant, and originality make them much more interesting. And the core chapters use more standard methods that makes everything clearer to the beginner. Therefore I believe it works better for the actual intended audience than the first one, but it doesn't loose it's unique touch.
A problem that continues is the fact that some of his notation/ideas are outdated, for example, he does not distinguish between covariant and contravariant indices, and also states that some issues with magnetic materials are unresolved when in fact we do know the answer to that now. But I feel those are minor issues.
Overall I'd say 4/5 for both a beginner and someone who already knows the material covered.
scottkirkwood's review against another edition
5.0
I have the boxed set, Volume I & II. Volume two is tough going, but I truly love that I now know how the world works at a much deeper level.
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