Intro Physics Looking for beginner to advanced physics textbooks

[ujint]

Hi there, I’m looking for beginner to advanced physics textbook. The books doesn’t have to be by only one author or series of volumes. I’m in year 9 at the moment (australia) and really want to learn further than what the curriculum provides. I’ve got the feynman’s lectures on physics, so any other authors and textbook suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Also, suggested books don’t have to fit into the australian curriculum.
If anything is not clear enough please leave a comment and I’ll clarify. Thank you :)

 

[vanhees71]

I think any introductory experimental-physics book would be good. I'm not familiar with the Australian system of education, but you should avoid any books titled something with "non-calculus". Not using the necessary mathematics to talk about physics is unnecessarily complicated. So a book like

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1319365817/?tag=pfamazon01-20

The Feynman lectures are at a higher level and among the best general physics books ever written.

 

[Frabjous]

For the books that have large numbers of editions, it is perfectly acceptable to get an older edition which can be significantly cheaper.

 

[vanhees71]

Yep, and sometimes older editions are even better. E.g., Goldstein, Classical Mechanics 2nd edition is great, while the 3rd edition contains quite serious mistakes (concerning the treatment of anholonomic constraints).

 

[Frabjous]

Some other introductory physics books include
Halliday Resnick
Young Freedman
Serway

If you want to try some relativity, look at
Bondi, Relativity and Common Sense
Geroch, General Relativity from A to B
or at a higher level
Taylor and Wheeler, Spacetime Physics

 

[hutchphd]

I am a fan of Paul Tipler who has college freshman and sophomore level books. Of course the most challenging stuff for me was the Calculus so that is very important to digest early.