Yale University Press Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics

Watch Ramamurti Shankar on Youtube and read / buy the book. You will not regret it. Compared to the high quality how the topic is transferred the price of the book is very low.

You will never find another physics book that is so well written that difficult concepts are made easy to understand.

The nice thing about these books is that they have separate volumes for the Physics I (mechanics) and Physics 2 (E&M/Optics/Quantum Mechanics) modules. This makes portability of the books in a students backpack much easier than comprehensive books such as Halliday. Like the authors Yale lectures (viewable on YouTube), the narrative is very clear and well illustrated. Note that this is a calculus-based book, and may prove to be a bit too advanced for students taking an algebra-based course. I think the depth and rigor is a bit more advanced than Halliday, which reflects the authors strong background in mathematical physics. The only thig I don't like is that it is a soft-cover book, which not only makes it hard to remain static on an open page, it probably will be less durable over the years. For reference books (and I believe this could be one) then a hard-cover version should be at least available. The upside of the soft-cover version is that it is very affordable.

Amazing lucidity on profound ideas of Physics. A master teacher at work.

10/10 book very good explanations