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i've been using Anton's Calculus and Analytic Geometry text, and its been working great for me, even though I am not quite at the proper requirements for calc (i only took trig for a month through self study, so i didnt learn it in its entirety, plus, i wouldn't half trust the book i was using)...

LOL! the above post doesn't make any sense because .3333~ isn't infinitly large, and neither is .9999~. if they where, then your above post wouldn't hold any credibility because .9999~=.3333~, which by your own argument means that that statement is false (because you said .99999~>.33333~ which...

how come different sounds are made when you hit different objects together, when in reality, the two objects aren't even touching (due to the repulsion of the electrons that make up the objects). and what is a sound wave? it can't just be the movement of air because then we would here...

Has anyone used Howard Anton's "Calculus" 5th edition text? if so, is it good, or would you recommend another. thanks.

the E^2=m^2c^2+p^2c^2 is not valid because mass is used to find momentum (p) so it still all cancels out to 0. edit:i didnt see the above answer, i think we posted around the same time.

special relativity forbids objects with mass to go at or exceed the speed of light. no rocket ship ever made will go faster or at the speed of light which is why it is pointless to ask such questions. it is a cool idea though. the problem is you are using a theory that shows the an objects...

what are some of the best intros to ODEs? also, has anyone read any of the Dover books on ODEs and know which one is best? thanks.

i seem to make these math threads a lot ^.^. anyways, what math would you need to know to clearly understand basic QM? thanks.

well, i don't really want to waste my time on something that's going to be completely useless in the field i want to study.

so, so far we have differential equations (should i focus on this more than the rest of calc, which is integrals?) and linear algebra. what is in those books Zapper? applications from different maths, or does it teach you the maths that you use?

what mathematics should a physics major know? right now, I am taking calculus but i also have the option of taking linear algebra, or both. any list of mathematics i should be aiming for? also, recommended textbooks for the subjects would be usefull. thanks.

topic pretty much explains it. why is it that fusion releases more energy than fission?

correct, but particles where never really orbs, more like points. and the certain particle is given its properties by the oscilations and spinning of a 1 dimensional string.

im 15 and i understand the special theory of relativity (god, that sounds like I am bragging). its not as if it has hard mathematics. awesome stuff, the implications are really insane. edit: i just read through some of that, and it is WAYYYY easier and simpler then what i used to learn lol...

also, for the log rule that i used, it doesn't matter what base you use for the logs as long as they're the same, so you should be able to find log 70 and log 3 on your calculator.