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Where Can I Find Resources to Supplement My Physics Learning?

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Recommendations for Maths textbooks

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Best engineering dynamics textbooks

  • Undergrad-ME
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Peskin or Mandl and Shaw for learning quantum field theory?

  • beta3
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A Great Poem Everyone should know

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Good books to buy for an intro to theoretical physics

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Who Else Dislikes Brave New World?

  • bomba923
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Seeking Textbook Recommendations for My Advanced Nuclear Physics Class

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Aerospace Engineering Books: Find the Best for You!

  • Jeff Ford
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Entire Silmarillion in one thousand words

  • Astronuc
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Has volume 2 of Fonda & Ghirardi's Symmetry Principles been published?

  • dextercioby
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Spacetime Physics by J. Wheeler and E. Taylor

  • Plastic Photon
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Has anyone read Foucault's Pendulum? How does it compare to The Da Vinci Code?

  • The_Professional
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Looking for online Thermodynamics book or extended review

  • el_hijoeputa
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Is The Life of Pi the ultimate storytelling experience?

  • FUNKER
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Finding a Quantum Physics Textbook: What to Look For

  • professor
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What Other Books Explore the Selfish Gene Concept Like Dawkins' Works?

  • end3r7
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Have you read the Foundation novels?

  • Cladson
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What physics magazines are worth subscribing to?

  • eep
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Prepare for Double Major in Biochem/Genetics for College

  • end3r7
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Which Textbooks Are Best for Electronics Engineering Topics?

  • shaiqbashir
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Your thoughts about these books?

  • wisredz
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Need recommendations for math books

  • Physics_wiz
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Richard Dawkins' 'The Selfish Gene'

  • Phobos
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Good introductory physics books for college students

  • Perceptor
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Which AP Physics C review book is the most effective?

  • z-component
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Where to find 'What Is This Thing Called Science?' by A.F. Chalmers

  • narengnet
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Questions about William Shakespear

  • wolram
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Quality of Dover mathematics books

  • ComputerGeek
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Why is Murray Spiegel's Schaum's Outline so expensive?

  • xouper
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Collections of physics problems - good idea?

  • dicerandom
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Hawking's latest book and it's on mathematics

  • neutrino
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Is From Free Trade to Forced Trade by Peter Urmetzer worth reading?

  • student007
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Fantasy book by Christopher Paolini

  • siddharth
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Should I use Feynman's mechanics instead of Resnick and Halliday?

  • dx
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Kleppner's and french's mechanics, are there any other challenging books?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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General Relativity with the math

  • AcidRainLiTE
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The Road to Reality By Penrose?

  • Gecko
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Introducing Symbolic Logic: Free Books to Download

  • PhilosophyofPhysics
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Genetics textbooks for pre-college study

  • end3r7
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Schaum's Outline Study Guides: How Good Are They?

  • end3r7
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Shankar vs Griffiths: A Comparison of Quantum Mechanics Textbooks

  • Son Goku
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What's Covered on the 2003 VCE Mathematics Methods Exam?

  • kishtik
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Favorite textbooks for physics and calculus

  • Gecko
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Anglo-Saxon literature resources on Wikipedia

  • wolram
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy Finale: Ptolemy's Gate - A Fantasy Must-Read!

  • siddharth
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George R.R Martin's Feast of Crows is great

  • arildno
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Textbooks on Condensed Matter Physics

  • Astronuc
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Finding a Good Biography of a Physicist

  • erok81
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Authors of books on wisdom and life

  • cronxeh
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What are some funny book pairings on Amazon?

  • revelator
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Would like a list of some good books

  • oldunion
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Is Messiah's quantum physics textbook recommended?

  • sniffer
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Physical Chemistry: a Molecular Approach, McQuarrie

  • amb123
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Is Revenge a Necessary Element in Shakespeare's Hamlet?

  • blimkie
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Looking for Books on Partial Differential Equations with Solved Problems?

  • Tony11235
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Can you tell me what string theory textbook are you reading,everybody?

  • RiverRich
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The Little Prince - A Small Book with Big Impact

  • klusener
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Which Century Does This Cecco Angiolieri Sonnet Belong To?

  • marcus
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What are the Best Reference Books for Studying Statics?

  • teknodude
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End of Humanity: Books on Armageddon, Apocalypse, Possibilities

  • Blahness
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Why does Hamlet’s Mousetrap fail?

  • honestrosewater
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Natural Cures: Uncovering the Truth About 2005's #10 Best Seller

  • Mk
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Reviews of the Problem Solvers book series

  • Jeff Ford
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What Is a C-Number in Quantum Field Theory?

  • fliptomato
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The Road To Reality - Is It Easy or Hard to Understand?

  • WORLD-HEN
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Do you have an edition of Hamlet at hand?

  • honestrosewater
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Dark Sun by Richard Rhodes

  • misskitty
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Using laptops instead of printed textbooks in schools

  • Kerrie
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Origins - A NOVA Miniseries starting 8/23 on PBS

  • Les Sleeth
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Best Books on Multivariable Calculus: Affordable Options

  • yourdadonapogostick
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Einstein's Relativity: Maths Needed to Understand?

  • cscott
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Choosing the Right Calculus Textbook for Students and Educators

  • cscott
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Science books similar to Hyperspace and The Elegant Universe

  • erok81
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Misunderstandings in Film/Play/Novel: Causes & Consequences

  • heman
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Good books on tensor analysis for continuum mechanics

  • quasi426
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Need a few quantum physics books

  • mrsXtine
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Deriving the Quantum Properties of a General Configuration Space

  • siddhartha04
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Statistical mechanics textbooks?

  • cragwolf
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How Much Calculus Does Calculus and Pizza Cover?

  • Sven Tingblad
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Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning

  • langtu
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Recommendations on Intro Chem Texts

  • Astronuc
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Textbook Symposium of Hawkings birthday

  • neurocomp2003
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Where to Find Newton's Mathematical Papers

  • wisredz
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'Nature of the chemical bond' By L.Pauling

  • Bladibla
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Need quality material on solid/ applied mechanics

  • pamichel
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A Moire Pattern of Shadow: Reading the Medea in the Late Afternoon

  • BicycleTree
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What is a good plasma physics textbook?

  • PICsmith
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What Are the Most Captivating Novels to Read?

  • goldi
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What is the Best Order to Read Classic Authors?

  • bor0000
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Discussing The Nature of Personal Reality by Jane Roberts

  • Rasine
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Where can I find a Calculus book with extensive exercises?

  • C0nfused
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Astrophysics books covering interstellar medium and radiative processes

  • hellfire
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Why Are Some Democrats Pushing for a 200 Page Limit on Textbooks in California?

  • TheStatutoryApe
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Recommendations on Organic Chemsitry - Intro or otherwise

  • Astronuc
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