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I've also found it very frustrating that the best solid state books are very outdated. On one hand, you have a plethora of QFT books, or some version thereof for condensed matter systems (Fradkin, Wen, Tsevelik). But I don't know of good modern solid state books that gap well the bridge...

Actually, I find Zee hard because he handwaves his way through, which makes some stuff difficult to follow. Srednicki to some extent has been easier on me b/c he actually explicitly computes stuff out.

Hi, I'd like to ask recommendation for a QFT book. I have seen several other recommendations on this forum, but hopefully I'll provide enough info so you guys can have more specific advice. Background: QM (Griffiths, some parts of Sakurai), GR (Carroll), some residue...

Does anyone have a good suggestion for books in Electrical engineering, specifically: - Analog Circuits Design and Analysis - RF circuits - Microelectronics and Device physics - Power Electronics - Signals and Systems; Feedback and control theory for Electrical Engineering. Something...

Does anyone have a good suggestion for books in Electrical engineering, specifically: - Analog Circuits Design and Analysis - RF circuits - Microelectronics and Device physics - Power Electronics - Signals and Systems; Feedback and control theory for Electrical Engineering. Something...

What are the hot areas in EE right now? By "hot", I mean the areas with the most job growth, the most prospect for development, the most needs and the most questions to be answered. (Analog devices? Digital design paradigms? Signal Processing? Meta-materials? Optical Networks...

Your schedule is very doable, for someone who is decently smart and hardworking. I am doing approximately the same schedule for my freshman/sophomore yr, and it's pretty chill so far.

Since you sound like a smart guy, I would recommend: "Introduction to mechanics" by Kleppner&Kolenkow. Beware though, it is on a whole higher level than halliday resnick stuff If you want a theoretical mechanics textbook, Landau Lifgarbagez vol.1 is great. (you need multivariable calculus and...

Have you done any math/science olympiad yet? (AMC, AIME, USAMO?) There's also a physics olympiad (USAPhO), which is pretty decent. You should definitely prep for that, the problems are pretty challenging and interesting. Schools like MIT/Caltech regard very highly of people who do well at...

My advice to you would be not to rush, and take your time. There's a whole lot more you could study before going to undergrad (for free), by self-studying quality books. By doing so, you would benefit more from your undergrad experience. Done with calc BC? THen study multivariate calculus...

I was wondering if it was possible to do physics BS then MEng in EE without making up too many courses? My goal is to end up working in the industry, so that's why I'm thinking about doing the MEng in EE (I also enjoy analog part of EE, as well as the solid-state device design). If I plan to...

Hello, I was wondering, to gain admission to decent programs in Theoretical Physics (PhD), should you have done theoretical physics research in undergrad? The reason I am asking is because theoretical physics research has lots of prerequisites, and I might not be able to finish all those...

Hello, I am an undergraduate currently studying at MIT, and I have read zapper's thread on the path of the academic physicist. I was wondering, however, what it REALLY takes to get accepted into a top institution for theoretical physics OR experimental physics. Reference to specific...

Well, what I reasoned was that I'll get enough PDE's in my intermediate and advanced E&M course that I don't really think I need an extra class for that.

At my school, we apparently don't have a "math for physicists" type of course, which summarizes all the more advanced math that physicists need to know. The only requirement is: multivariate calc (finished), differential eqn (finished), linear algebra. I heard, however, that the grad level...