The following is a list of textbooks recommended for the various courses given by the School. It includes only textbooks specifically named by the lecturing staff responsible for the courses in question.

PY3P01 - Quantum Mechanics

• Quantum Mechanics by McMurry, Addison-Wesley
• Quantum Mechanics by A I M Rae

PY3P02 - Electromagnetic Interactions I

• Quantum Electronics (3rd Edition), by Yariv, Wiley
• A Guide to Experiments in Quantum Optics, by Hans-A. Bachor, Wiley-VCH
• Principles of Lasers, by Svelto, Plenum
• Quantum Electronics (3rd Edition), by Yariv, Wiley
• Atomic Physics of Lasers, by Eastham, Taylor and Francis
• Optoelectronics: An Introduction, by Wilson and Hawkes, Prentice-Hall

PY3P03 - Condensed Matter I

• The Physics and Chemistry of Solids, by S. Elliot, Wiley (1998)
• Solid State Physics (2nd Edition) Hook and Hall, Wiley
• The Physics and Chemistry of Solids, by S. Elliot, Wiley (1998)
• Solid State Physics (2nd Edition) Hook and Hall, Wiley

PY3P04 - Condensed Matter II

• The Physics and Chemistry of Solids, by S. Elliot, Wiley (1998)
• Solid State Physics (2nd Edition) Hook and Hall, Wiley
• Introduction to Solid State Physics by Kittel,Wiley.
• Solid State Physics (2nd Edition) Hook and Hall, Wiley

PY3P05 - Atomic and Nuclear Physics

• Atomic and Quantum Physics (2nd edn.), by Haken and Wolf, Springer-Verlag
• Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles, by Eisberg and Resnick, Wiley

PY3P06 - Properties of Matter

• Thermal Physics, by Kittel and Kremer, Freeman
• Statistical Physics, by Mandl, Wiley

PY3P07 - Experimental Techniques

• Electronics for the Physicist, with Applications, by Delaney, Ellis Horwood
• The Art of Electronics (2nd Edition) by Horowitz and Hill, Cambridge
• Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits, by Hodges and Jackson, McGraw-Hill
• Principles of CMOS VLSI Design, by Weste and Eshraghian, Addison-Wesley
• Microelectronic Circuits, by Sedra and Smith, Saunders College Publishing
• The Art of Electronics (2nd Edition) by Horowitz and Hill, Cambridge
• Optoelectronics: An introduction, 3rd edition by J. Wilson and J. F. B. Hawkes, Prentice-Hall 1997, ISBN 013103961X. (535 M81*2)
• Optical Sources, Detectors, and Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, by Robert H. Kingston, Academic Press 1995, ISBN 0124086551 (621.32 N59)
• Radiation Detectors, by Delaney and Finch, Oxford
• Radiation Detection and Measurement, by Knoll, Wiley

PY3A01 - Astrophysics I: Stars and Galaxies

• Stellar Astrophysics vol. 3, Bohm-Vitense
• Astrophysics Vol. 1, Bowers and Deeming
• The Physics of Stars, Phillips