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    Introductory Solid States Physics book?

    When learning about bandgaps and semiconductors look for a book on Electronics and Semiconductors to get all the concepts, all the maths are in Kittel's book.
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    Most complete book/journal/database/electronic-material databases

    Yes, for book I guess Amazon is the best one. For Journals you would need a subscription to access the papers, but just to search try Google Scholar, or Microsoft Academic Search.
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    Recommend some good calculus book

    I would recommend Spivak, and for problems try REA problems solvers in calculus. If you are still in high-school and want just an overview about calculus then try the standard texts suxh as Stewart.
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    What Are the Best Advanced Books for Studying QED and QFT?

    Besides textbooks, if you are self-studying then I would recommend you to watch David Tong lectures on QFT and follow his notes which I found very useful. Also I would recommend the textbook by Mandl and Shaw on QFT. I would not recommend to start with Weinberg or Zee unless you already have a...
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    Testing Best way to prepare for physics GRE?

    First go and review the basic stuff in a Serway or Resnick. Then do a LOT of the problems in the Schaum's collection and finally focus all the rest of your time in solving the practice tests released by ETS, focusing on the 2008 version since your test will be extremely similar to this one.
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    Advice for Master in Theoretical Physics

    Hi there, I am currently trying to decide where to go for my M.Sc. degree. I have to decide between the Intercollegiate Program at London, I was accepted at Queen Mary Univ. London, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. My main interests are Quantum...
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