Physics is one of the optional subjects offered for UPSC IAS Mains Exam. It is a discipline of science dealing with properties and nature of matter and energy. It includes light, heat, mechanics and other related themes. Aspirants those who are from Physics and Electrical engineering background can handle this optional subject in IAS Exam. UPSC aspirants coming from non-electronics background must put extra hard work to ace this optional.
Books for Physics Optional for UPSC IAS Mains
While referring to these Physics books for civil service examination, aspirants should keep in mind the UPSC Physics Syllabus which can help them be on track throughout the preparation.
Physics Optional Booklist for Paper-I
| A Dictionary of Physics – Goldstein |
| 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 |
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Physics Optional Booklist for Paper-II
| 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 |
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A perfect strategy to prepare for this subject will be helpful for IAS aspirants. UPSC Physics Optional Strategy can be referred for the same purpose.
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