Quite a few of you ask me to write the reviews of books so that you can purchase them without any hassle. I understand that the books section contains a lot of books which may be overwhelming for you and not everyone can afford so many books. I hope this post will ease your choice of books.
I will categorize students into 3 categories. Let's choose some fancy names.
Let us start with Physics. For any student, the very basic recommended textbook is Concepts of Physics by Professor HC Verma (who is himself a professor at IIT Kanpur). As a JEE aspirant, you must have this book in your mini library. It comes in 2 parts and you can purchase it here:
Make sure to purchase both the volumes ASAP. You will be needing them for basic reference.
Recommended for: noobs and semi pros
Once you are thorough with the very basic level, you must solve problems from DC Pandey books.
Why? They contain problems that are in accordance with JEE syllabus. They have so called tips and tricks that you will need for JEE.
These books will be extremely useful for those who are relying on self study.
Recommended for: semi pros and legendaries
Once you are a semi pro and you want to improve your level to legendary, I would recommend solving IE Irodov. This book will help you realize that you are a fool and you know nothing about Physics and that there is a lot to be learnt. It will truly make you a legendary from a semi pro level.
Recommended for: legendaries
Not recommended for: noobs
A lot of you message me saying - I want to get a top 50 rank and I aim for IITB CSE. As an IITB CSE student, I can tell you that these are the bare minimum set of books almost everyone here has solved (barring those who are from a top coaching institute). These books will be very useful for those who are relying on self study. They will teach you theory as well as give you ample of practice for JEE level physics.
I will categorize students into 3 categories. Let's choose some fancy names.
- Noobs - these people have just begun JEE preparation. They don't know anything about JEE syllabus, pattern, etc. These people have no clue about their potential. Basically they know nothing! I was a noob back in 2011 when I started JEE preparation.
- Semi pro - these people have some idea. They know what it is like to prepare for JEE. Basically if you have been through say 2 months (or more) of JEE preparation, then you can be called as a semi pro.
- Legendary - these people have excellent idea of JEE preparation and their potential. I would say that such people are potentially top 100 rank candidates.
Let us start with Physics. For any student, the very basic recommended textbook is Concepts of Physics by Professor HC Verma (who is himself a professor at IIT Kanpur). As a JEE aspirant, you must have this book in your mini library. It comes in 2 parts and you can purchase it here:
Make sure to purchase both the volumes ASAP. You will be needing them for basic reference.
Recommended for: noobs and semi pros
Once you are thorough with the very basic level, you must solve problems from DC Pandey books.
Why? They contain problems that are in accordance with JEE syllabus. They have so called tips and tricks that you will need for JEE.
These books will be extremely useful for those who are relying on self study.
Recommended for: semi pros and legendaries
Once you are a semi pro and you want to improve your level to legendary, I would recommend solving IE Irodov. This book will help you realize that you are a fool and you know nothing about Physics and that there is a lot to be learnt. It will truly make you a legendary from a semi pro level.
Recommended for: legendaries
Not recommended for: noobs
A lot of you message me saying - I want to get a top 50 rank and I aim for IITB CSE. As an IITB CSE student, I can tell you that these are the bare minimum set of books almost everyone here has solved (barring those who are from a top coaching institute). These books will be very useful for those who are relying on self study. They will teach you theory as well as give you ample of practice for JEE level physics.
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DeleteYour "noob" category is just awesome .What a naming of categories.Really salute you bhai.
ReplyDeleteHey dude another great post indeed... A similar article on mathematics and chemistry is needed ..
ReplyDeleteStay tuned!
DeleteYeah. Something similar for mathematics will be amazing....
ReplyDeleteWhich book to b done first hc or dc pandwy or both simulatenously. I heard a guy sayin that u shld first do hcv .he said dcp is a subset of hcv
ReplyDeleteIs that true?
got a problem
ReplyDeletethe reso books frm which i m doing dont contain enough explaination .so got advice to finish whole 11th ncert in1-2 month.shld i do this or shld do frm other book instead reso
Which book to b done first hc or dc pandwy or both simulatenously. I heard a guy sayin that u shld first do hcv .he said dcp is a subset of hcv
ReplyDeleteIs that true?
My organic chemistry is too weak and I got the worst teacher in that who rushes too fast and explaing that we r revising the topic .plz advise how to proceed for organic chemistry
ReplyDeletePlease post your comment on a chemistry related post
Deleteshould resnik halliday b done simultaneously along with school syllabi or to do after 1-2 chapters (topics) get completed?and also how cn semi pros do irodov simultaneously with sylllabi.isnt it to b done after 11th or after a whole part say mechanics is completed
ReplyDeleteHi Aman,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to ask that what were the maximum number of questions that you attempted , if you felt that this topic of mine is weak...........just want to know that hiw much insense can our preparation become while practising and did u studied exclusively keeping the subtopics given in advanced syllabus....
AND a senior of mine gave jee this year ,he was thourough with hcv and all other hall and knight etc. and still he could only 150 marks in mains...and not qualified for advanced (missed by 2 marks...)..he securd 94% in cbse and was alongside studying for jee.....what could be factors for his not upto the mark performance ,i know you are not an astrologer but still you have faced all this .....and succeded...
Hope you ll Reply......
Best wishes for great future...
There is no limit on the number of problems. Solve until you are confident. Believe in quality and not quantity.
DeleteIt might have been a dark day for your senior. Maybe he was smart but he couldn't manage examination pressure
Great post...
ReplyDeleteSimilar posts for maths and chemistry would be great
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ReplyDeletehi aman bhaiya. studying from cengage by b m sharma . i know u have not gone through it but please let me know about it. got through phase 1 of fiitjee with just 60% marks and allen online test series (2 test) with 50% marks . dont know what went wrong though i tried very hard. physics was the subject in which i got least. so please guide me.
ReplyDeletehi aman bhaiya. studying from cengage by b m sharma . i know u have not gone through it but please let me know about it. got through phase 1 of fiitjee with just 60% marks and allen online test series (2 test) with 50% marks . dont know what went wrong though i tried very hard. physics was the subject in which i got least. so please guide me.
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ReplyDeleteWill the book named 'Problems in physics' by S.S Krotov be of any help for iit jee prep? share your experience about the book too (if u have used it yourself) !!
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DeleteI haven't tried Krotov. Did I not post somewhere that I cannot give reviews of any random book you come up with?
DeleteWhat are your thoughts about the book named 'educative mathematics for jee' by kd joshi ?? (he was a professor at your college IIT-B) retired in 2013.
DeleteIf you have seen online teaching platforms such as 'physics galaxy by ashish arora ' how do feel about all this online teaching methodology n all ? Share you experience if you have used any specific online teaching platform (at any level).
ReplyDeletePlease suggest me whether i should solve all topics or just few from irodov.
ReplyDeleteI have completed mechanics,electricity,
Magnetism and thermodynamics from cengage. And have just started solving irodov(had solved about 50 questions from electrostatics).
Please suggest me whether i should solve all topics or just few from irodov.
ReplyDeleteI have completed mechanics,electricity,
Magnetism and thermodynamics from cengage. And have just started solving irodov(had solved about 50 questions from electrostatics).
Hey aman please reply- shall i solve dcp subjective and objective both or only subjective after completing hcv and cosching material?
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ReplyDeleteBhaiya I am student I joined vmc in class 11th but left it in class 12 the due to some family problem now I am planning to take a drop and prepare for it
I m JEE aspirant 2018
I face a lot of problem in physics I don't understand that whether I have understood a concept or just crammed it
Can you help me how I can judge myself that wether I have crammed it up or understood it ????
And which institute u will I should join while taking a drop????
Please reply soon
there is noone to give me guidance hope u will help me
is resonance study material an alternative to all these books apart from hc verma ? i do theory from Young and feemann,basic probs from hcv and prac from resonance material.Ps. I am a partial dropper ie preparing for jee with college 1 st year.
ReplyDeleteI am in 11th and I am very difficulties while solving the examples of h.c. verma.
ReplyDeletePlease suggest me something