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| May6-09, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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quantum, PDE, topology, and particle physics texts, oh my!
Hello all!
So, I'll be taking first-semester quantum mechanics and partial differential equations this fall, and would like to get a little bit of a head start by reading/working some problems on my own this summer. After some initial browsing, I've heard mixed-to-poor reviews concerning Griffiths for quantum, but I'm really not sure where to start; I'm looking for a nice accessible textbook that would be quite readable and not unnecessarily rigorous after one semester each of E&M and modern physics. And I have no idea which PDE texts would be good for self-study, so... (I took ODEs about a year ago, as well, but nothing more since then.) The topology aspect is more independent interest, as I won't be able to take any sort of class on it until next spring or so at the earliest. However, having real analysis and abstract algebra courses under my belt, I think I would like to scope topology out a bit too. Any book recommendations for any of the three subjects would be greatly appreciated! :) P.S. Has anyone read Griffiths on Elementary Particle Physics? If so, what did you think? That's a book I've been wanting to check out for a while too. |
| May6-09, 06:46 PM | #2 |
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A lighter (not pop-sci) book on QM is
http://books.google.com/books?id=MJh...ry+and+Physics For PDEs http://books.google.com/books?id=DLU...+and+Engineers seems well suited for self study. There's also a classic like http://books.google.com/books?id=PFs...tial+equations |
| May14-09, 02:57 AM | #3 |
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topology = Essential Topology, Springer
Concerning quantum mech, we have 100 threads about introduction books in QM in this sub-forum. |
| May17-09, 09:20 PM | #4 |
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I think Griffiths for particle physics is a great book if you want to learn particle physics without knowing QFT. I'm also under the impression (although I could be wrong) that there is a new edition out, so maybe he won't talk about the top quark not yet being discovered or other silly things.
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| May19-09, 07:16 AM | #5 |
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| May23-09, 12:49 PM | #6 |
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shankar's qm
applied pdes by haberman munkres for topology |
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