Hello Aspirant,
Since mechanics and mathematical physics are the core subjects in semester 1 , below are the some best books prescribed by DU :
For Mechanics:
An introduction to mechanics, D. Kleppner, R.J. Kolenkow, 1973, McGraw-Hill.
Mechanics, Berkeley Physics, vol.1, C. Kittel, W. Knight,2007, Tata McGraw-Hill.
Physics, Resnick, Halliday and Walker 8/e. 2008, Wiley.
Analytical Mechanics, G.R. Fowles and G.L. Cassiday. 2005, Cengage Learning.
Feynman Lectures, Vol.I, R.P.Feynman, R.B.Leighton, M.Sands, 2008, Pearson
Education
Mechanics, D.S. Mathur, S.Chand and Company Limited, 2000
University Physics. F.W Sears, M.W Zemansky, H.D Young 13/e, 1986, Addison Wesley
Physics for scientists and Engineers with Modern Phys., J.W.Jewett, R.A.Serway, 2010,Cengage Learning
Theoretical Mechanics, M.R. Spiegel, 2006, Tata McGraw Hill.
For Mathematical physics:
Mathematical Methods for Physicists, G.B.Arfken, H.J.Weber, F.E.Harris,2013, 7th Edn., Elsevier.
An introduction to ordinary differential equations, E.A. Coddington, 2009, PHI learning
Differential Equations, George F. Simmons, 2007, McGraw Hill.
Advanced Engineering Mathematics, D.G. Zill and W.S.Wright, 5 Ed., 2012, Jones and Bartlett Learning
Mathematical Physics, Goswami, 1st edition, Cengage Learning
Engineering Mathematics, S.Pal and S.C. Bhunia, 2015, Oxford University Press
Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Erwin Kreyszig, 2008, Wiley India.
Vector Analysis, M.R. Spiegel, McGraw-Hill
Introduction to Electrodynamics, David J. Griffiths, Pearson
You may find all these books as well as other useful reference books in your college library.
All the best
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