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Choosing a High School Physics Book: Where to Start?

  • JWHooper
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Best AP Calculus AB and AP Macroeconomics prep books

  • Sakha
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Best Physics Ebooks - Top Recommendations

  • ldhomer
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Concise and complete textbook on non-relativistic QM

  • v0id
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Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics lacks rigor and pedagogy

  • qspeechc
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What is the best beginner's book on Algebraic Topology?

  • pivoxa15
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Fundamentals of Physics Extended, 8th Edition

  • Shackleford
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Operator Algebras Intro for Physics: Book Suggestions

  • hellfire
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Finding the Right Vector Space Books to Learn From

  • mkbh_10
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Get Excited! Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series

  • NeoDevin
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Book sales news item: Beyond the Big Bang

  • marcus
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Consilience and a driver's manual for civilization

  • baywax
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Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach (any good?)

  • swashbucklord
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Calculus textbooks, Single or Multi-variable?

  • thE3nigma
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Textbook talks about Planck time

  • Kudo Shinichi
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Partial Differential Equations book

  • Goldbeetle
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Any recommendations for books on Group Theory/Abstract Algebra

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Has anyone read Final Theory by Mark Alpert?

  • George Jones
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Physics Books for Non-Physics Person?

  • HD555
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Where to find solutions for Shankar's Principles of Quantum Mechanics

  • Leo32
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Next Steps in Learning Quantum Physics

  • titanzero
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Looking for good self study QM book

  • xmavidis
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Funny book titles

  • tribdog
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Learn Physics: Find the Best Textbook for a Potential Physics Major

  • swashbucklord
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Linear Algebra vs. Analysis: Which Should I Study First?

  • cordyceps
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Which Calculus Book Gives Best Understanding: Spivak or Apostol?

  • bennington
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Recommended Textbooks for Complex Analysis?

  • logarithmic
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I'm going to be majoring in physics in the spring.

  • corydhorton
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Are these books any good for physics degree in the UK do you think

  • dirac1
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Which Statistical Mechanics Book Should I Read Next?

  • Goldbeetle
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Differences between the 3 Halliday textbooks

  • rakrobn
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How Can I Learn Calculus on My Own?

  • Skynt
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Fleish's Maxwell's Equations book review and recommendation

  • jackiefrost
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Feyman Diagrams - Best book to read?

  • Simone_beet
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What Are the Best Advanced Textbooks for Studying Abstract Algebra?

  • thequirk
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Best physics and engineering books for first-year students

  • kavindra
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Kurt Vonnegut has given me a headache

  • tribdog
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One of the best textbook questions I have ever seen

  • Cyrus
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Advanced calculus textbook with vector calculus and differential forms

  • nicksauce
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Books on doing graduate research

  • Signifier
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Do you buy used and new books on amazon?

  • ehrenfest
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Quantum Chromodynamics for QFT Students

  • Reedeegi
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Self teaching basic computer science

  • captain
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What are the best beginner books for learning Astrophysics?

  • McTrastico
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What are some recommended books on QM for a beginner?

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Books about interpretations of QM

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Engineering Mathematics: K.A Stroud - Physics/Maths Book

  • madmike159
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Math books for a summer before college after AP calculus

  • phrygian
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Is self-study with Feynman's Lectures enough for UnderGrad physics?

  • xavier_r
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Are There Problem Books in Atomic Physics?

  • ala
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Brian Greene picture book for young people (Icarus)

  • marcus
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Physics book for beginners with only basic calculus

  • Poincare1
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Why are there so many nearly identical controls textbooks?

  • Cyrus
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Materials science book recommendation

  • kylera
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Learn Physics: 1940 Book Includes Air, Heat, Sound, Light & More

  • Monitor16807
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Introductory level physics ebooks

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Is Marion and Thornton suitable for year 2 classical mechanics?

  • droblly
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Introductory book on Laplace transforms and Fourier series

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Algebra/Trignometry based Physics textbooks

  • rakrobn
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Textbook Recommendation for General Physics

  • RJ Emery
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Complex analysis by Lars V. Ahlfors - how is that?

  • tgt
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What's with all these Halliday/Resnick books?

  • adartsesirhc
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Textbook recommendation for multivariate calculus?

  • lalah
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Standard Ref. for basic subjests in BSc in Physics

  • Sound Of Wisdom
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What is a Good Book for Self-Studying Number Theory?

  • chaoseverlasting
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Recommendations for Linear Algebra Books

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Good books with numerical answers in the back

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Quantum Mechanics Material Question

  • Marthius
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Best Quantum Mechanics Textbook for College Freshman?

  • Domnu
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Introduction to Elementary Particles: Prerequisites Needed?

  • Someone1987
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Recommended books for studying photons

  • mkbh_10
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Is Whitten Chemistry suitable without high school chemistry background?

  • JWHooper
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What is the Scientific American Book Club and How Does it Work?

  • Imparcticle
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Astronomy book recommendation for a college freshman

  • phrygian
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Which book pairs well with Goldstein for learning classical mechanics?

  • pardesi
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Complex Analysis material question

  • jimmypoopins
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The classical theory of fields by Landau

  • _ed_
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Which book should i get for me to learn calculus all by myself

  • janemba
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Nuclear physics/chemistry text for advance high school short course

  • drabah
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Surface plasmon polariton dispersion curves in Novotny and Hecht

  • iLIKEstuff
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Independent Learning [relativity books]

  • sillydude
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Complex analysis books at Pugh's level for self-study

  • LukeD
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PDE Introductory Text Suggestions?

  • sciboinkhobbes
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All-encompassing book series of mathematics?

  • omg!
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Which book should I buy for Tensor Analysis?

  • Mmmm
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Spherical Harmonics Books: Recommendations

  • Useful nucleus
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Feynman's lectures on mathematics for physicists

  • bmm9
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Learn Probability Theory: Find a Book to Self-Study

  • ehrenfest
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Good tensor analysis book from basics to advanced

  • ForMyThunder
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What are the best undergraduate optics textbooks?

  • Bochikiniki
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Books on Analysis and Linear Algebra

  • JG89
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Need book about electronic equipments

  • Edwardo_Elric
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Has science education in America improved since Sagan's Demon-Haunted World?

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