Book Definition and 999 Threads

Hello,I started learning math at 29, I went through the high school curriculum in Ontario taking the advanced math courses route. The last book I studied was "nelson calculus and vectors" (Table of Contents)http://www.nelson.com/secondarymath/calculusandvectors/table.html( Curriculum...

In your opinion what is the best book for a first approach to algebraic topology, for self studt more properly!

Hi As the title suggests, I'm looking for a math book that has some competition-style problems in it, with explanations on how to solve them. I have found numerous of other competitions online but the explanations are very not understandable for me. I am NOT talking about international...

Have an impressive book shelf set up or rare books? Time to show it off! Take a photo of your book shelf or collection of books and see what happens. Rules: Must be your actual book shelf and books One photo per member. Photo with the most LIKES is the winner Contest end is 7/15/16 Winner must...

While trying to study textbooks on analytical mechanics or QFT I realized that I simply cannot operate with variations of functions in the same way I can operate with derivatives and integrals. I have never learned calculus of variations in university and, frankly, I am not much interested in...

Hi there,everyone I am in need of the following book "Advanced Problems in School Physics" Volume 1( By Cengage Learning) I have volume 2 But no matter how hard I try, I can't get the first volume( it's either out of stock or is currently unavailable etc.) I would greatly/deeply appreciate it if...

I am working at a new plant with a Delta high resistance ground system. I am looking for general grounding guidelines for this system.

Hi, I want to know about some books that can help me to clear my concepts of calculus.I know the basics of differentiation and integration,but don't have clear idea about it.Well,I would like to buy such a book that has explained the rules and methods of calculus properly.Also,I want to know...

Hello everyone, I've 2 books on manifolds theory in e-form: 1) Spivack, calculus on manifold 2) Munkres, analysis on manifold What would be good to begin with? :oldconfused: Thank you in advance

Can anyone please help me with a good book to read relativity I am currently trying to read from Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity Øyvind Grøn andSigbjørn Hervik Please I need to learn from basics to top

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Hello everyone. Firstly, I have to say that I'm studying mechanical engineering but I was at Preperation Class last year. I'm going to begin my engineering education this year. (hence, I don't have any high level math or physics informations) I am interested with Aircrafts. I've just read...

Can anyone please recommend a more pedagogic book than Halliday's Fundamentals of Physics? As a hobby I want to learn QM, so started reading math from scratch three months ago. In order to get a quick overview I just read the curriculum from middle school through high school and has now...

am reading Sean Carroll's pop-science book 'From Eternity to Here' and am having trouble connecting the links in his discussion of the Holographic Principle. At the outset, I would ask that you try to answer in terms of Carroll's discussion and without moving into concepts much more advanced...

DISCLAIMER: I had no idea where to put this question, so I apologize if it is in the wrong forum. I would appreciate if a mentor could correct its placement if necessary. [mentor's note: moved to computers & technology as this best fits the software aspect of this question] So, I have been...

Homework Statement Part C of problem Please see attachment : What is the minimum horizontal force needed to keep the book from slipping. Note that P=515N, and P=normal force, Fs=131.32N, Us=.255, M=9.85kg Homework Equations Fn=(m*g)/Us The Attempt at a Solution My answer is 378.549N, which...

The book Physics Principles and Application by Douglas C Giancoli can give me the full curriculum in physics from grade 9 to 12 ? Or I need another book to cover all physics learned in high school ? All equations laws ... ?

HI, can anyone suggest a good book on general relativity with fairly good mathematics for beginner for self study?

I'm looking for help teaching myself QM. I am taking a a third year course in my degree in QM but I can't follow the lecturers notes/teaching style. The topics we will be covering are; Introduction: experimental facts that led to the development of quantum theory Waves and particles...

I'm starting my 1st year of Physics at university in September. Although I've learned a lot of single variable Calculus and various topics of Physics this year, I'd like to get a general overview of the topics touched in a 1st Physics course at uni. I just wonder if there's an equivalent to...

Hello, I'm taking the GRE this comming fall. Unfortunately my university doesn't do QM until your senior year. Which means I won't see much QM in school until after I take the GRE. I want to study up some this summer to increase my chances of getting a good score. What book would you suggest...

Hi! I'm a junior in high school studying for the IPhO and I've started learning thermodynamics as part of my preparation. I have a guide to the exam that says things like this will be tested: Carnot engine Kirchhoff's law Wien's law Stefan's law Stefan-Boltzmann law Newton's law of cooling...

Resnick and Halliday have many physics books and they have more than 6 named fundamental of physics I don't know which one I should choose they have many editions for each book and they have the same name .

In "The Theoretical Minimum" of Susskind (p.98) it says that if we take any two basisvectors |i \rangle and |j \rangle of any orthonormal basis, and we take any linear time-development operator U, that the inner product between U(t)|i \rangle and U(t)|j \rangle should be 1 if |i \rangle=|j...

I just started my master's degree in physics and one of the courses I've chosen is hydrodynamics. Since i have never done anything similar to this in my undergrad, i feel a bit lost and i would like to start with some sort of an introduction to the subject or fluid mechanics in general and work...

Which book gives a thorough overview of the structures of all the general languages from antiquity to present? If there is no such book, a suggestion on the way of achieving it, would also be helpful.

ARS Technica reviewed the book Lab Girl about overcoming funding issues to build a world class lab and about being a woman scientist in today's world: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/how-two-determined-scientists-built-a-world-class-lab-out-of-radio-shack-parts/

(sorry for my poor english.) is there a math book for learning mathematics from the beggining until university level, like there's University Physics for physics?

Hi people! I am a high school rising senior who is looking to self study electricity and magnetism over the summer. Particularly, my aim is to take the ap physics c electricity and magnetism exam as a result of this self study but also to realize if I want to work with hardware/electrical...

A recent discussion at the Expanding from and eventually to a singularity thread has been both interesting and informative, and it has shown me very clearly that I would benefit from a few good books, rather than the piecemeal approach I've been taking to understanding singularities and the Big...

Should not angle between vector P and Q be 180-θ rather than θ? According to my book it is θ.

As some of you might know, one of my hobbies is lifting stones. Besides regular weightlifting I do strongman things too. I need a book bag (or something I can put on my back like a hikers/adventurers/Indiana Jones bag) that can hold about 200lbs of "stuff", more would be even better. Right now I...

I am in the 8th grade. I have a new found interest in physics, and would love to learn physics from the lowest level to the highest . However I do not know any good textbooks to start with. Can anyone maybe suggest some detailed algebra-based physics book for me? Thank you!

I want to learn high school physics and math but using the international curriculum I want to see everything taught at high school in those books from grade 9 to 12 any suggestion ?

Can you suggest a book that discusses properties of triangles and circles? (Like properties and theorems on circumcircle, excircle, nine point circle, etc). Most of the geometry books are either to basic or too advanced. I have read a book on complex numbers by Liang Shin Hahn. But the...

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What would be the best book for me if I want to learn nonlinear dynamics ? I have my basics clear in linear differential equations, linear system theory, integral transforms and random process if they suffice as prerequisites.

Dear Physics Forum advisers, Could you recommend me some brief, introductory books on the number theory I can read for few weeks before jumping into the analytic number theory? Big part of my near-future research project will involve a lot of the analytic number theory, so it is needed to read...

Hello! I want to learn about the mathematics of General Relativity, about Topology and Differential Geometry in general. I am looking for a book that has applications in physics. But, most importantly, i want a book that offers geometrical intuition(graphs and illustrations are a huge plus) but...

I'm not sure if the title correctly says what I am looking for. I'm a few years out of college and I'm trying to review some electromagnetics topics. A lot of the "proofs" in my EM book seem to take a lot of shortcuts, or use "intuition" to explain why some calculus operation can be simplified...

I am working through "Calculus with Analytic Geometry" by George Simmons, and he does touch on some physics problems, but I would like to expand on this and add the Physics to it. I do have high school physics as a base, but I would like a physics book(s) that covers Physics 1&2, then maybe...

Hi there. I'm starting to work on diffuse optical tomography, and I need to introduce my self to the theory of inverse problems, and the different techniques to solve inverse problems, specially in the area I'm going to work, or things related to the inverse problems in electromagnetic theory...

This is a pretty neat brain teaser for all those who love a good mystery, to date only 2 keys have been found. https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1so8rj/the_secret_a_thirty_year_old_unsolved_treasure/ http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/page/22148559/FrontPage

Homework Statement A small textbook is resting on a larger textbook on a horizontal desktop. You apply a horizontal force to the bottom book and both books accelerate together. The top book does not slip on the lower book. What forces causes the top book to accelerate horizontally? Homework...

Apologies if this question has already been asked but a quick google search as well as a PF - specific search didn't yield anything. So, I am currently going through University Physics (Freedman, Young , Sears Zhemansky) before junior year starts and I was wondering if I have to solve all the...

Can anyone suggest me a book on quantum electrodynamics for beginners? Thanks in advance

I am currently a complete beginner to Mathematica (in fact, to programming in general) I have done adequate research about books for general books on Mathematica, but I would like to find a book that focuses mostly on graphics, animations, demonstrating physics and the like. For example, while...

I still can't find a book with properties and theorems involving block matrices multiplication to reference in my undergraduate work. thanks

Hello, I would like to obtain a book that has to do with geometrical methods/subjects for physicists. When i say geometrical methods/subjects i mean things like Topology, Differential Geometry etc. Thanks!

I have started a project to learn Physics by understanding its intellectual evolution, instead of directly jumping into the Physics generalities/paradigms/theories described in textbooks. Now I started reading Rene Dugas' History of Mechanics book, which starts with Aristotle as the starting...