UPSC Books for Physics Optional Subject
The IAS Aspirants with physics and Electrical backgrounds can perfectly handle UPSC Physics Optional Subject. Here are the Best IAS books for preparing for Physics optional subject for the UPSC examination.
Best IAS books for Physics Optional Paper 1
A Textbook of Sound – Khanna & Bedi | Advanced Level Physics – Nelkon & Parker |
Any fundamental book on electrical engineering like B.L Theraja (Vol 1) or Vincent Del Toro | Classical Mechanism -Gupta, Kumar & Sharma – Takewale & Puranik -H.Goldstein |
Electricity & Magnetism: D.C. TAyal, B.S. Agarwal, Griffith | Introduction of Electrodynamics – David Griffiths |
EM Theory -Chopra&Agarwal/Satya Prakash | Physics Vol I&II by David Halliday and Resnick |
Optics – Brijlal & Subramanyam, B.S. Agarwal, Ajoy & Ghatak | Properties of Matter – B. Aggarwal |
Solid State Physics -Kittel | Special Relativity-R.Resnick -Gupta & Goyal |
Best IAS books for Physics Optional Paper 2
Atomic & Molecular Spectra -Rajkumar | Atomic Physics – J. B. Rajan |
Concept of Modern Physics – Arthur Beiser | Electronics – Millman & Halkias, S. Ramnam, Ryder or Bolstead, Malvina |
Electronics -Allen Mottershead | Fundamental of Magnetism electricity – D.N. Vasudeva |
Mechanics – D.S. Mathur, B.S. Agarwal | Mechanics – Kleppner & Kolenkow -D.S. Mathur |
Modern Physics – A Beiser (Concepts of modern physics), S.L. Gupta, B.S. Agarwal, J.B. Rajan | Nuclear Physics – D.C. Tayal |
Nuclear Physics -S.B Patel Optics-Ajoy Ghatak-B.S. Agarwal | Quantum Mechanics – A Ghatak |
Quantum Mechanics -Ghatak & Lokanathan | Quantum Physics- Resnick & Eisberg |
Statistical Physics -B.B laud | Thermal Physics – P.K Chakraborty – Satya Prakash, Singhal & Agarwal |
Thermal Physics – Singal, Agarwal & Prakash, B.S. Agarwal, Shah & Srivastava | University Physics – Zemansky |
Wave/Spl.Relatively – D.S. Mathur/Kleppner Kolenkow | Waves and Oscillations – Brijlal & Subramanyam, B.S. Agarwal |