[pdf] Understanding Physics: Volume 2: Light, Magnetism and Electricity Isaac Asimov

Asimov patiently and cogently wends his way from Classical physical theory to Modern theory, without, it seems, breaking a sweat. This is, as Asimov points out, a book largely about the collapse of Newtonian physics. I particularly liked his chapters on light, color, magnetism and electrostatics. This book would be a great elementary physics text.