Elementary Particle Physics: An Intuitive Introduction

Written in modern style, i fall in love with the book

This is an unparalleled introduction to elementary particles with modern techniques, intuitive narratives, and clean physical pictures. Many technical aspects are well packaged to be amateur-friendly but not oversimplified.

The book is extremely well written . Someone with limited preparation can get a great deal out of it. Explanations of use of group theory in particle physics are very well done.

I have read chapters 1 to 4 and so far found this book explained clearly for an undergraduate assuming you have knowledge of special relativity and electrodynamics and modern physics.I am a retired electrical engineer and had only studied classical physics (Newtonian & Maxwellian) 40 years ago during my university days "Down Under". But no worries, if you do not understand chapters 2,3 & 4, the following books are very helpful as I had referred to them to help me understand the required chapters 2,3 & 4:(A) Relativity(4 vectors) and Electrodynamics(1) Introduction to Electrodynamics by David GriffithsChapter 10 Potentials and FieldsChapter 12 Relativity and Electrodynamics(2) Introduction to Elementary Particles by David GriffithsChapter 3 Relativistic KinematicsIf you have not come across the Dirac Notation, the following books help:(B) Quantum Mechanics(1) Quantum Physics for Dummies by Steven Holzner(2) Quantum Mechanics Demystified by David McMahon(3) Quantum Mechanics by David McIntyre(4) A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics by John TownsendIf you have problems with matrices, the following books are helpful:(C) Linear Algebra(1) A First Course in Linear Algebra by Moore & Yaqub(2) A Modern Introduction to Linear Algebra by Henry Ricardo(D) Modern Physics(1) Modern Physics by Randy Harris(2) Concepts of Modern Physics by Arthur BeiserIf you need a brief chapter on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian, this book helps:(E) Classical Mechanics(1) Classical Mechanics - A Modern Perspective by Barger & OlssonHope the above is useful to undergraduates as I was once like you 40 years ago "Down Under" trying to understand the lecturer's explanation.Regards, Philip,Sarawak,Borneo,East Malaysia.

A potentially great book which fails the formatting challenge posed by Kindle’s handling of equations. All of the equation are impossibly small on my iPad Kindle reader. I can select the equations and scale them up to view them, but then the context disappears. This process completely interrupts the mental flow through the text. FRUSTRATING!

The illustrious writer woefully neglects to inform the reader that this text is actually made of referenced particles.That's right. I hope I haven't spoiled the plot.

Disclaimer: I used this book in a course taught by the author.I found this book to be a great resource in providing a modern overview of particle physics. Since this field changes quite drastically, older books (no matter how well written) are out of date on important topics.This book covers material that I have trouble finding elsewhere and, for this reason, I have repeatedly used it in my research in simulating particle transport. I think it is well written (historical interludes help keep it relatively light) and I'd recommend it to prospective buyers.