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What about Thermodynamics by Zemansky? Any review?

Hi there! Can you please introduce me some books on advanced quantum mechanics which has solutions for its exercises. Of course, I know Shankar and Sakuraii, but, I mean something more advanced which covers these topics: (Scattering, Dirac Fields, Group Representations, Relativistic Quantum...

Hi. Currently a junior in high school. I love math, and am currently either deciding between going into math or engineering. Because of this, I'd like to take as much math as possible and really challenge myself before I go to college. I'm currently taking pre-calculus at my school, but next...

I am applying to an undergraduate summer school. I should write a CV, but I do not know how should I write it. I would be happy if anyone can help me with the same experience. Thanks.

Homework Statement What is the minimum number of digits to the right of the decimal point needed to express the fraction as a decimal? a) 4 b) 22 c) 26 d) 30 e) 104 Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution One possible solution is: "We can rewrite the fraction as . Since the last digit of...

Homework Statement Three ships A, B, and C move with velocities \vec{v_{1}} \ \vec{v_{2}} \ \vec{u} respectively. The velocities of A and B relative to C are equal in magnitude and perpendicular. Show that \left | \vec{u} -\frac{1}{2}(\vec{v_{1}} + \vec{v_{2}}) \right |^{2} = \left |...

Hi guys, I've lurked the forums for a while and read various other iron oxide production threads But I have a few questions nobody ever brought up that I could see Typing this up on my phone, so forgive me if autocorrect and punctuation is wacky I plan on producing a larger amount of iron...

I am a (pure) math major, but I do have some interest in physics. Sadly, I do not know any physics at all, and my interest comes from watching pop science documentaries. Nonetheless, I would like to learn some physics. I am thinking about taking two courses next school year - one on the...

Let's imagine following: For one reason or the other life on Earth evolved much faster and 2 or 3 billions years ago we got equivalent of mid 18 century civilization. At this time U-235 content of total U in ore would be greater than 20%. Say that engineers of this world were processing that...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I am currently reading the books called "Linear Algebra Done Right" by S. Axler and "Linear Algebra Done Wrong" by S. Treil. On the next semester, I will be taking the "Second Course in Linear Algebra" which will treat the following topics: determinants...

Hello people on this forum... I was wondering if someone has any advice for me or could at least push me in the correct direction. I recently found out that the online school that I was planning to to go doesn't offer high level physics... Actually, it's more basic than I had leaving high...

I'm teaching advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics in the spring for the first time, using Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. (It's basically "mathematical methods of quantum mechanics: eigenstates, bra-ket notation, ladder operators, WKB approximation, etc). If you've taken or...

In Bruce Cooperstein's book: Advanced Linear Algebra, he gives the following example on page 12 in his chapter on vector spaces (Chapter 1) ... ...I am finding it difficult to fully understand this example ... ... Can someone give an example using Cooperstein's construction ... using, for...

My favorite physics textbooks are often concise yet clear, and I thought it might be useful if there were a list of everyone's favorite concise yet clear physics textbooks, specifically introductions to advanced subjects that assume only a solid undergraduate preparation in physics. I will start...

Homework Statement A start to solving this question would be much appreciated. Question: An asteroid from the Kuiper belt (approximately 30 AU from the Sun) is knocked out of its circular orbit and begins to fall straight inwards towards the Sun. We want to know how long it will take to get...

There is a rumor going around that a gravitational wave inspiral has been seen at advanced LIGO. The web sites say it went on line in Sept, 2015, so I guess this is possible. Has anyone here heard anything?

I get these physics problems from Engineering Physics Course at my recent university, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. The questions are really simple but needs an advance and deep analysis to answer them. The system of answering the science problems here in my university is quite...

I'm new to this site, so please bear with me. 1. Homework Statement A particle of mass m has speed v(x) = α/√x. Calculate the force F(x) responsible. Then, calculate the displacement x(t) of the particle. Homework Equations [/B] The equations that I believe we are supposed to use are f=ma...

Hello everyone! I just finished studying basic quantum mechanics, using Liboff's "Introductory Quantum Mechanics", i.e. wavefunctions, uncertainty relations, basic 1D problems, dirac notation, angular momentum (orbital and spin, addition, eigenfunctions, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients etc)...

I just finished up Stewart's Calculus Textbook, and the last section was on solving 2nd Order Non-Homogeneous Diff Eqs using power series. I've looked through Paul's Calculus page in the Differential Sections, and can see that there is still a lot more beyond Stewart's that I'd like to study...

I just bought this book: March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (link: https://books.google.co.in/books/about/March_s_Advanced_Organic_Chemistry.html?id=JDR-nZpojeEC&hl=en) But I found that it starts with complex reactions and contains lots of NMR spectra...

I was searching in amazon, where i found a book which have very good comments about him, called Loomis & Sternberg's Advanced Calculus, I'm already reading this book, and from what i seen, i liked :), this book will help me in physics, or will be desnecessary, that basic calculus is good??, and...

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How The physics of quantum Mechanics by James Binney compares to JJ Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics? http://www.amazon.com/dp/0199688575/?tag=pfamazon01-20 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0201539292/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Which is more advanced?

If I have 8 jars, each jar contains 5 unique ball types. However, I know that I have 20 unique ball types out there. So, I have balls labelled from B1, B2, B3, ...B20 to put into 5 jars. Let's say Jar 1 : B1, B3, B4, B7, B12 (5 unique balls) jar 2 : B9, B7, B11, B15, B18 (5 unique balls) jar...

I am an undergrad student and i have been through a first easy course on electrodynamics and i have used the book of Griffiths which let me satisfied.But the next two courses i will be taking are notoriously hard mathematics-wise so i want a step-up from Griffiths.I want a mathematically...

Homework Statement [/B] I'm supposed to calculate the advanced propagator for the Dirac field, and I have no problem with that. Then I'm supposed to show it vanishes for spacelike separation (that is (x-y)^2<0). Homework Equations For the advanced propagator I get something like: S_A =...

Homework Statement A projectile needs to be launched over a fence of width d, and height y. Find the minimum velocity needed. Homework Equations Projectile Motion etc.. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] x(t) = v0xt y(t) = -½gt2+voyt Setting: x(T) = L y(T) = h

Hi I am studying engineering, as you know the maximum level of calculus reached in engineering is Multivariable Calculus and some vectorial calculus (Im not including courses like Differential Equations or others where there is also applied calculus) so i plan to self study more advanced...

Hello, I am a software professional and 33 years old. I always loved mathematics but never studied/practiced it seriously and forgot whatever I had learned before. One and half years back I started with algebra and then calculus, multivariable calculus and differential equations. All were...

I have an opportunity to present an extra credit project for my advanced calc class. Basically it's calc 4 with a focus on generalizing everything calc 1-3 to R^n. I've never been presented with this kind of opportunity so I'm clueless as to possibilities. I'm not looking to stun or dazzle the...

We have an advanced spectrometer in our geometrical optics lab! I'm seeking for any experiment in geometrical optics to include it!

Homework Statement A more sophisticated weighing machine contains two springs. The effect of these is that the machine is more sensitive to masses less than some fixed value M0 than it is to greater masses. The equilibrium displacement is alpha1*M when M<M0, and (alpha2+c) when M≥M0 , where...

I was surprised to learn recently that VVER fuel assemblies are in some respects more advanced than typical Western PWR fuel: namely, fuel rods are arranged in a hexagonal pattern in the fuel bundle: https://www.google.cz/search?q=vver fuel&tbm=isch This is the most dense and uniform packing...

I passed my exam but I blanked out at this question and have no idea how to answer it. I think it want me to prove the formula with its corresponding SI units? Question: In the kinetic theory of gases, the absolute temperature of a gas given by T= mc^2/3k where m refers to the mass of gas...

I could really use some help on this problem as well! Thanks!

I'm really stumped on how to do these proofs… I would really appreciate any help or insight!

Hello all, I've recently decided to switch from double majoring in Math/Physics and Astronomy to engineering (either mechanical or aerospace, haven't decided yet.) I'm quite disappointed to be dropping these majors, but alas, Engineering has the jobs. Anyways, I'm wondering how feasible it...

I have a very solid foundation of measure theoretic probability theory, I have taken a graduate course on Ito calculus, along with writing a senior thesis about it. I am looking for advanced measure theoretic probability theory, and advanced books on Ito calculus. I have worked through Durrett...

A senior engineering student would like to have a copy of calculus (like Stewart or Thomas-Finney) handy to look up from time to time while solving an engineering or physics problem. My question is, can the same be said about a freshman level physics text, like Halliday-Resnick or...

Hi! I am looking for a very rigorous book on some of the topics covered in Calculus of Multiple Variables. My University uses the last part of Adams "Calculus: a complete course" and I found the presentation therein more fit for people needing to know enough to perform the calculations than for...

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I find one problem I run into when studying higher maths is that the problems that come along with them are just so difficult sometimes. I find that I spend so much time trying to figure out how to solve the problem that I lose sight of the actual material. One quarter was particularly bad, the...

Hi I have the integral $G(x,y)=\int_{0}^{2\pi}d\theta\frac{1}{\sqrt{a_1\cos(2\theta)+a_2\sin(2\theta)+1}}\frac{1}{x\cos(\theta)+y\sin(\theta)}$I broke it into two terms in the hopes of simplifying the integrand...

Please physicsforums members, I would like help to find an advanced level textbook that covers up high school physics up to university entrance or maybe beyond that a bit. I would like a book that provides a very very strong FOUNDATION in physics. A one that provides clear, thorough, novel, deep...

I would like to refresh my "normal" or Euclidean Geometry quickly and then proceed to Non-Euclidean Geometry. But I don't have a clue where to start. (It's because I want to learn more about Relativity, but my geometry hasn't got an update since long time ago) I don't know what a...

Would anyone here have an opinion on whether either of these MSc courses is better to have when looking for employment later? I'll already have a BSc Physics. 1) MSc Materials Science (at a much better ranked university than below, and includes some programming) 2) MSc Advanced Composites &...

Hi everyone, Please refer me to a very advanced mathematical physics reference that has applications in theoretical particle physics. I have seen the book Howard Georgi in Lie Algebras in particle physics but want more advanced ones. Any ideas would be very appreciated.Paul