Nuclear and Particle Physics

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Summary: pedagogical, intermediate level, well written book
Review: It is a very nice, pedagogical textbooc at an intermediate level. I found the explanations clear and detailed to a desired degree. I covers all the basic topic and I am going to consult it when teaching a Nuclear Physics class at undergraduate level.
As a university professor I find it to be one of the top ten books on the subject.

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Summary: Not one of the better physics texts
Review: The main problem with this book is that it gives no worked examples. It also gives problems that require a knowledge of material only covered in later chapters of the book. All in all there are probably better books available from the students perspective.

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Summary: Best undergarduate nuclear+particle physics textbook
Review: This is currently the best undergraduate textbook covering simultaneously nuclear and particle physics. The particle physics is better laid out, though, than nuclear physics, more comprehensively and making a better use of intuition, most likely reflecting the author's background. Overall, the book makes a good use of the capabilities of an undergraduate while not avoiding serious issues. Some exercises can be challenging. The danger in the topic, at this level, that the book successfully avoids, is in just providing information and not engaging the student.