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Engineering Books on Analog Computing
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Intro Physics Differences in problems between fundamentals of physics and principles
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Relativity Book/Article recommendations about alternative theories to General Relativity
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Classical Mathematics textbooks
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Best way to teach myself differential forms?
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Quantum Books recommendation covering the Hydrogen atom and Kepler's laws (separately)
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Engineering Photonics / Fibre Optics - (Supermodes, PBGFs, Coupling)
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Classical Principia Mathematica by Newton
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Newton’s Principia of Mathematics
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Relativity General relativity with focus on action?
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Classical Question In Kleppner and Kolenkow -- Finding the Velocity from Position
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Other How Do You Guys Keep Up with New Textbook Releases?
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Classical New E&M text by Wald
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Books about Kähler manifolds, Ricci flatness and other things
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Classical Looking for a physics textbook which shows how to develop theory
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Solid State Textbook for Computational Solid-State Physics?
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Quantum QCD textbook
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Intro Physics BEST Calc- and Algebra-Based Textbooks with the same Chapter Sequence?
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Book on how to define ideas rigorously
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Quantum What's wrong with the Messiah "Quantum Mechanics" textbook?
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Applied Resources for general vector differential equations?
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Ipad or classical textbook for notes?
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Books for the Mathematics of Feynman Diagrams
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Engineering Overarching Intro Engineering Textbook
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Quantum Textbooks or articles as an introduction to superconductors
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Intro Physics Readable paper version of Feynman's Physics textbooks
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Classical FLP Original Course Handouts at The Feynman Lectures Website
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Chemistry Need a Chemistry Textbook that addresses my question on Degree of Ionization
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Foundations On how to best introduce the concept of differential in Physics
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Classical Electrodynamics Recommendations
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Other "Little" Physics books
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Quantum 'Quantum mechanics the theoretical minimum' book
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Looking for a book with an Overview of Nuclear and Particle Physics
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Analysis Real Analysis Preparation
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Calculus Hubbard’s vector calculus text
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Classical Symon Mechanics 2nd or 3rd edition?
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Classical Textbooks of celestial mechanics
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Foundations Should I start with Lang's Basic Mathematics or Gelfand's books?
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Intro Physics Printing Quality of Feynman Lectures Millennium Edition
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Prob/Stats Which Probability books are good for the first course?
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Classical Guidance needed on Textbook Resources for a College Course on "Properties of Matter"
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Intro Physics Starting fresh, but where to start?
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Engineering History of Metallurgy
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Books/resources for exercises on tensors and multilinear algebra
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Classical Theory of solidification
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Calculus Revisiting Single-Variable Calculus after Multi-
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Quantum Need book recommendations for Quantum Chem/Nanomaterials
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Other Declining interest in Physics Today magazine
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Classical Who said Lamb's Hydrodynamics is Dry?
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Typo in an equation in Kittel and Kroemer's "Thermal Physics" 2nd Ed. P101
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Solid State Solid State Physics by Springer
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Prob/Stats Books on Combinatorics, Permutations and Probability
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Other Physics puzzle/problem books at the undergraduate/graduate level?
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Topics in Young & Friedman's University Physics
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Quantum Feynman lectures on Stat Mech
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Engineering What to read for applied physics (engineering, inventions, designs, patents)?
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Calculus Should I read Spivak's Calculus as an undergrad in theoretical physics?
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Relativity Opinions on Rovelli's General Relativity: The Essentials?
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Insights The Birth of a Textbook - Comments
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MHB How to read research paper, textbook, long text content?
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Computational Book on data/error analysis using R language?
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Applied Lectures on the geometric anatomy of theoretical physics
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Classical Princeton press 30% till July 31,2022
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Classical Electrodynamics: Ohanian vs. Wangsness
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Other Books on human irrationality
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Quantum QM Book for non-physisists
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Quantum Is this a good QM book? "Modern Quantum Mechanics", 3rd Edition, by J. J. Sakurai and Jim Napolitano
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Linear Algebra I need a book on linear algebra....
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Relativity Good Beginner's General Relativity Books?
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Classical Frame of reference
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Intro Physics Opinions on books for (self) studies in statistical physics
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Other Best trigonometry books for beginners and self study
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Quantum Introductory quantum mechanics textbook for self-study
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Russian math and science (chemistry and physics) textbooks
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Quantum Advice for useful math books for a college student studying physics
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Quantum Good resources for a beginner getting into Quantum Physics?
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Quantum Readable sources for C*-algebras and GNS construction?
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Intro Math How good is "A Course of Higher Mathematics" by Smirnov?
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Number Theory Can anyone recommend me a textbook for Number Theory (Undergraduate)?
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Calculus Advanced Calculus with Applications in Statistics
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Other Need guidance please for purchasing a textbook on Math Physics
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Geometry Any major difference between editions of Geometry David Brannan?
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Calculus Too many exercises! (Calculus text with problems after each section *and* at the end of each chapter)
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Astrophysics Cosmology and Astrophysics through problems: Padmanabhan
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What books can you recommend on deep learning?(Image recognition for Astrophysics)
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Quantum What is a good introductory statistical and quantum mechanics book which can be self studied?
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Engineering Book considering FEM analysis for complex eigenvalues (incl. damping)
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Quantum Buying my first Quantum mechanics book
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Quantum Non Mathematical Quantum Field Theory Books?
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Relativity GR for engineers
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Classical Electromagnetism textbooks
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Mathematics to understand Quantum Scattering Theory
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Quantum Srednicki QFT draft vs printed versions
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Classical Which problem book to do for Physics Olympiad?
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Classical Looking for simple materials for calculus of variations
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