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I'm a freshman in Computer Engineering at a university. I have a Classical Mechanics course that will cover these topics:
Newton's law of motion
Vector Algebra
Equilibrium of bodies
Plane Trusses
First moment of area, centroid, etc.
Calculation of virtual displacement and virtual work...
Hey everyone. I'm currently in a new research lab that focuses on optics. One thing I'm currently tasked with is handling the femtosecond laser we have. However, to do this, I need a stronger background in optics than I currently have (which is a few years of undergrad optics, some quantum...
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I am just going through a textbook on electronics and have come across an explanation that uses potential dividers to work out potential values for resistors. I was wondering if anyone is able to explain how the author got the bit after "which can be written as": R1=(4.9/10.1)*R2
How did...
Homework Statement
A water tanker on a railroad has a plug that is opened.
The tanker is moving at 5.0m/s
Will the tanker speed up when the water is being drained?
Homework Equations
m1*v1 = m2*v2
The Attempt at a Solution
My original thought was yes it will speed up
But after looking at the...
Hey guys. I was wondering if this physics book linked below includes these following topics:
mechanics, kinetic theory and thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and modern physics
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321625927/?tag=pfamazon01-20
You can view the table of contents...
I am a 12th grade student. I am new to this series and i know that these are great books. i am going to buy 3 books.
the basics , introduction to algebra, introduction to geometry
is it necessary to buy solution manual.
is it ok to buy these three books for the beginners
what about concept...
I'm currently in high school and I'm looking to buy/rent a textbook so I can prepare myself for next year's AP Physics 1/2 class and so I can do well on the AP test. I'm pretty sure the course isn't calculus based. I know for sure my physics class will cover: mechanics, kinetic theory and...
Could you name your best picks of books that expand on the high school knowledge. Example is the Goldsteins Classical Mechanics which is a classic. What do you recommend for Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics?
Also what would be the same criteria for some Math...
I have heard/read that Carroll's Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity is one of the best books on General Relativity but its price is insanely high!
Does anybody know any place which sells it at a lower price than, say, Amazon?
If not, what are other books that cover...
So, I did not receive transfer credit for my DE course. The instructor sent out an email that we would be dropped from the course, if we did not have the current edition of Boyce Di Prima DE. I would not mind purchasing an older edition from amazon, but to spend $100 on a textbook that I will...
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Although I'll be taking a course on statistical mechanics next term, I'm looking to work through the details of statistical mechanics on my own in the summer. Which textbook would one recommended. I have heard that Schrdoder's and Kerson Huang's books are good.
Any suggestions? And how do...
I wasn't sure if I should post this in general discussion or in solid state section, but am I the only one who finds the Kittel textbook horrible? It seems full of semi-empirical, basic math, and boring, surface level observations written as dryly as possible. I really like solid state physics...
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I'm preparing for the GRE subject test in Physics.
I have Irodov's Problems in general physics. I think that this book contains a large number of very interesting and somewhat challenging collection of problems. Is this book suitable for GRE study ? My goal is to get 900+ on the test.
Here's the issue: I am a junior chemistry major and the time has come for me to take a physics class called "Physics for Scientists". I have never taken a physics class before and I hear from my peers that not only is this particular subject extremely difficult, but so is the ONLY PROFESSOR...
If I writed a physics textbook at 18 that countain all physics equations laws texts and facts from grade 9 to the first year of undergrad (freshman) and I will put in the book from where and how was derived each equation . Will people buy my textbook as a 18 years old ? And can I find a publisher ?
Could you recommend me some good textbooks on cosmology, please? I'm looking for something that covers both general relativity topics and, which is more important for me, particles astrophysics stuff. I like the structure of Bergström&Goobar's book but it's a little bit sketchy. Something with...
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I need some material to update, or, better said, to reinforce my skills in Digital Control Systems.
In the very beginning I thought on "Digital Control Systems by Benjamin C. Kuo", but, after think about this, I realized that, maybe, this is an oldie for this subject.
Do you have any...
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I am looking for suggestions for a junior-level Modern Physics textbook to read over the summer for the purpose of preparing me to take senior-level Quantum Mechanics in the fall. I have a solid Math background so a text that would possesses some level of mathematical rigorousness...
Is there a difference between the following statement
"The number of dimes is 5 times more than twice the number of nickels" and "The number of dimes is 5 more than twice number of nickels"?
The 5 times more... and the 5 more than... confuses me. Please clarify this for me. Thanks!
I'm hoping to do a foundation year for mechanical engineering next year, can anyone recommend to get this book in preparation for it?:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/foundations-of-mechanical-engineering/anthony-johnson/keith-sherwin/9780412616006
Thanks
How do you effectively self-study physics using a textbook?
Defining "effective" (in decreasing order of priority):
- Understand the topics more at the conceptual level than "standard problem solving/plug n chug" level. Think final goal being to prepare for research in the field or like a...
Hi, I would like to learn chemistry, and I am self taught. I would like to learn chemistry to the point, where if i see a chemical equation, I then know exactly what I need to do to synthesize it, and was wondering if anyone could provide any resources for me to do that. Thank you very much...
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I will be taking Organic Chemistry 1 in the fall. I've been reading some sections of organic chemistry 8th edition by john e. mcmurry. This book is required and I was wondering if there's any other chemistry books. When I read it, it makes it hard for me to understand what it's saying...
The following is taken from pages 99 and 100 of Warren Siegel's textbook 'Fields'.We begin by reviewing some general properties of symmetries, including as an example the symmetry group of nonrelativistic physics. Symmetries are the result of a redundant, but useful, description of a theory...
So I am in the area in between years 10-11. I am currently on exchange and I have a lot of time so I thought I would study for year 11's topics so that the next few years would be easier. The main subjects I wan't to focus on are Biology and Chemistry. I had bought a book without doing any real...
From "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Randall D. Knight page 1006. A 1 m long, 1.0 mm diameter nichrome heater wire is connected to a 12 V battery. Find the magnetic field strength 1 cm away from the wire. This problem is solved in the book, but they calculate the magnetic field with...
Many people advise that we should learn concepts from only one book as using too many books lead to confusion. I have Spivak, Apostol and Kuratowski for Rigorous calculus. When I first read Apostol, I had a hard time understanding. After doing some problems in Spivak, I find the same in apostol...
Hey Physics Forums! I am a self taught individual, who would like to learn more about physics. My goal in life is to virtually understand every physics principal we know, and become extremely good at all forms of physics. I will be reading physics books over the next 30 years, so that i can...
ok so I am in this class... but my professor is not very helpful. I'm not really caring for the assigned textbook, I want to try a different one. One of the issues is that my professor just threw the textbook away and is doing his own thing, so it is difficult to try and study from the textbook...
Hello everybody, I am taking a calculus 1 course at my local community college this summer. I was wondering if it is absolutely necessary to read the textbook in math because I see it that the professor teaches the theory and techniques in lecture, and covers the same exact material. Right? What...
In my electrical engineering textbook, in the section with voltage dividers, it says that after you combine two series resistors, then the output voltage can no longer be defined.
It then said that thus the equivalence was made strictly from a voltage source standpoint.
I do not understand why...
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When I graduated college about 4 years ago I had to, regrettably, sell off many of my math/physics books to pay back my student loans. One of my favorites was Gravitation. For the past few months I have been looking to buy it again, but it looks like all of the major sellers...
In my electrical engineering Textbook, In the beginning of it, when they were introducing analog and digit signals, they said an analog signal was a signal that depends on some sort of changing continuous variable such as time.
The later went on to say that Analog signals can be depending on...
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I am having a really bad semester with solid state physics material, the book "introduction to solid state physics" by kittel is hard to follow and vague also it doesn't provide good explanations, always brief and fast. More than that my prof. is really good but have problems in...
Homework Statement
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This circuit solves some differential equation, the question is asking for the equation based on the circuit diagram
imgur link: http://i.imgur.com/b1npQSK.pngHomework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution
I refer to the input terminal for -f(t)...the signal from it...
I am trying to work my way through Stephen Pope's "Turbulent Flows". I'm finding that my Achilles heel (as has been throughout my undergraduate degree) is maths. Since this book is essentially applied maths, I'm finding it difficult.
So I'd like to simultaneously work through a course in...
I'm looking for an excellent introductory linear algebra textbook for my second year pure mathematics course. My lecturer highly recommended Introduction to Linear Algebra by Marcus and Minc. She said she has searched for it for many years without success, as it is out of print. I love classic...
Hello all, I have recently started a course at my University called Introduction to Mathematical Modeling. However, the course does not require/recommend a textbook, and I am someone who really depends on having a textbook in order to learn. I have asked the professor to recommend me some...
In my text it was said that ΔH=ΔU+ΔnRT
H:ENTHALPY
U:INTERNAL ENERGY
Δn:n of gaseous products-gaseous reactents
they use ΔnRT instead of Δ(PV),here T is constant⇒U is a constant(U is a function of temperature)
then why didn't the term ΔU became zero?
what is the actual equation?is it is...
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I recently got interested in the Russian textbooks in mathematics, which I am completely blown away by their exposition, insights, and excellent problem sets. I have been reading translated versions of Russian books written by authors like Kolmogorov, Arnold, and...
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I'm helping my professor pick out a new Discrete math book. He has been using Discrete Mathematical Structures 6th Kolman for at least 4+ years. He's on the search of finding one, but hasn't been successful with it. I was wondering what kind of textbook you would recommend. I will...
Once in the university library I came across an incredibly fascinating physics textbook different from pretty much every other I've encountered. It wasn't for general readers, but (in my opinion) tailored for undergraduate level students.
The philosophy of the book was to develop not only an...
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I am looking for a good but cost effective book on conceptual physics with another book with physics math problems to work out, by the famed author and physics teacher Paul G. Hewitt. Can anybody tell me the name of such a book?
Thank you!