Book Definition and 999 Threads

Dear Everyone, So I would like some recommendation for high school geometry books that are affordable and preferably e-books. Why do I need some books on high school geometry? I would like to improve my geometric reasoning. When I took high school geometry a decade and half ago, I was...

Is there a freshman dedicated EM book other than Purcell? I am not interested in the standard combo texts or Feynman.

I am a recent Optical Engineering graduate, It's easy to forget about concepts that I learned, so I would like to have a book to that can help me while preparing for job interviews, a book to help me remember the most important concept in Optics and Optical Engineering. Can anybody recommend...

Hi, I am looking for a book exploring the current theories of physics and their fundamental interactions. As we know, each fundamental theory is associated to a specific interaction. I wish to explore this tree of theories and see their links. Thank you

Peter is a Nobel Laurite researcher who was going to retire just after Covid hit. He put off his retirement to work on Covid and has released a book about the experience: https://www.booktopia.com.au/an-insider-s-plague-year-peter-doherty/book/9780522877519.html Looks interesting. I will be...

Can someone please tell me what basic physics book for workbook/problem/exercises with answers/solutions is best for beginner. I am looking for book with famous publishers such as McGraw-Hill, John Wiley, Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Brooks Cole, Cengage Learning and so on. Thank you.

What are the best books for a second exposure to Special Relativity? I can find plenty of threads on introductory books …

I'm sorry if you get this question often. I wish there was a definitive list at the top of Google searches but there wasn't. I want to learn physics from textbooks. I know basics of Trigonometry. I went through a third of Kline's calculus and found it doable and enjoyable. I also tried Spivak...

https://www.cambridge.org/ca/academic/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/gravity-introduction-einsteins-general-relativity A new (updated) edition or just a new publisher?

I have a test coming, any good book for understand and getting good at these kinds of questions would be great :) (From the Australian Math Contest)

Can Classical Electromagnetism by Jerrold Franklin replace Griffith's for self-study? The book is now in its second edition.

Dear physics forum dwellers, Currently on search for an advanced fluid mechanics book that covers all the nitty gritty details. Not looking for general introduction books like Munson, Rothmayer, ... or Cengel that are used in bachelor physics classes or engineering classes. Even after skimming...

Hi everyone, I'm curious if anyone knows of a reference book on enzymes that discusses each enzyme's catalytic mechanism(s). I've consulted several books that explain the different categories of enzymatic catalysis but I'm looking more for an encyclopedic reference that explains such...

In his book, Newtonian Mechanics, while describing the standard unit for length, A. P. French writes (being American, he uses meter and not metre): My questions are twofold: The first one is about the physics. What does the text in orange really mean? There is no sidebar about "optical...

Hi, I have undergraduate level knowledge about mathematics, quantum physics, and general theory of relativity. Now I am curious about chaos theory, and I would be grateful for suggestions of good introductory books to chaos theory. They may be both introductory and a bit more advanced.Sten Edebäck

For those who forgot the previous chapters: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/ultra-hyperbolic-pde-and-f-theory.766711/#post-4827614 So I now found in Google the following book which I ran to buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/3838130510/?tag=pfamazon01-20 unfortunately it's only 200 pages...

Hi All. It is my first post here. I am PhD student studying algebraic/complex geometry. I am very interested in mathematical physics. I am currently enrolled in two courses in coursera electrodynamics and thermodynamics. Can someone suggest what courses I should enrol in or study plus books ? I...

I want to check my calculations via mathematica. In the book I am reading there's this expansion: $$\frac{(1+\frac{1}{j})^x}{1+x/j}=1+\frac{x(x-1)}{2j^2}+\mathcal{O}(1/j^3)$$ though I get instead of the term ##\frac{x(x-1)}{2j^2}## in the rhs the term: ##-\frac{x(x+1)}{2j^2}##. So I want to...

Attached is a pic of the page in the book: My problem is with equation (11.34) specifically with the term ##\frac{6M^3}{L^2}y## I get ##L^4## instead of ##L^2##. Here are my calculations (I also checked it with maple's expand command)...

My proposed solution: When the student stops at the end, suppose the carriage is moving at speed u. 0 = (M+2m)u - m(v - u) ==> u = mv/ M+3m After jumping out, the total momentum of the Carriage + collector system is 0 - mu = -m^2v/ M+3m. By conservation of momentum for the Carriage +...

Can someone please tell me what basic physics book that has many examples especially on below subjects and has good illustrations? Kinematics in one dimension Kinematics in two dimensions Dynamics: Newton's Laws of motion Circular motion Gravitation Work and energy Linear momentum Rotational...

Hello everyone. I'm about to take Calc 3 next semester and am looking for a rigorous book to work with on multivariable calculus. I've gone through Spivak's "Calculus" from cover to cover and am hoping to find something with the same degree of rigor, if possible, and preferably with a solution...

This is actually very simple. I think the normal way is done like this: #include<iostream> using namespace std; template<class T2> auto inRange(const T2& value, int low, int hi) { if ((value <= hi) && (value >= low)) return "It is in range."; else return " It is out of range."; } int...

I tried the openstax book Algebra And Trigonometry but i wish there was some better books that teaches trigonometry , anything else i should tried to read ?

Hello, undergrad Physics student here. I have a course called "Elements of Modern Physics" this semester. Looking for some good book recommendations. Note that I need a book for self-study as I have decided to skip out on lectures because they are online right now and combined with a bad prof...

Hello. I have almost finished Kleppner's Newtonian mechanics book except the part discussing special relativity. I plan to read Purcell's EM book after finishing it. I've heard some people saying that Purcell presents some of the EM concepts in a relativistic way, so I am a bit worried that I...

What is the best books about the history of solid state physics? I only found this: Out of the Crystal Maze: Chapters from the History of Solid State Physics by Lillian Hoddeson Are there any other books? Thanks for your suggestions

Homework Statement:: Which is the best book that you've read for understanding rotational mechanics ? Relevant Equations:: Kindly let me know. .

Hi, I have been studying physics again and I was looking for a good introductory book for thermodynamics. I wanted to know if there is a book in thermodynamics that would be the equivalent to "An introduction to Mechanics" by Kleppner/Kolenkow, or "Electricity and Magnetism" by Purcell? These 2...

I need some book recommendations or free online courses for Algebra-2 and Pre calculus. The books should be central to problem solving but also have some ample amount of basics covered in theory. Thanks!

Summary:: I am looking for a good introductory book about general relativity at undergraduate level. I am looking for a good introductory book about general relativity at undergraduate level.

Summary:: Good introductory book about Group Theory? Hi, I am looking for a good introductory book about Group Theory for physicists.

HI! Can you rate the book i mentioned below in terms of quality of concepts and the problems given. What do you think about the difficulty of the book?(For a moderately beginner person). Thanks! The link is .. [Moderator's note: link removed].

Hello dear PhysicsForums attendees! I tried to solve for somebody the aforementioned problem. But I am not sure if my attempt is correct. So I am writing down what I suggested. Looking at eq 2.46 in Carrolls book; The metric is Lorentzian in General Relativity so that ##g^{\mu \nu} =...

I rescued this book from being tossed out. Would someone like it? Will ship to first requester if in USA.

I want a suggestion on a book for learning HTML programming. You all know what my level is...which is NOT MUCH. I just want to get a book that is not too hard to learn. One that I can experiment and play with. Thanks

A lot of the notes online about non-holonomic constraints are mathematically/theoretically heavy with no real worked examples. I feel like worked examples are a good place to start; it gives me an (incomplete) overview that helps me see the “forest from the trees”. If I can see the “forest from...

Homework Statement:: I need a quantum physics book because I am learning it Relevant Equations:: Quantum physics I can borrow a pdf one

Hey guys, I decide I need to learn the mathematics of molecular-orbital theory, to build on the qualitative approach of my chemistry coursee. To do this I also first need to study single-electron systems and then many-electron systems, the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, and relevant topics...

Could anyone introduce a good book thet help second language English learners to speak formally in scientific position? I mean a book that learn how to ask and talk with other persons in a scientific position like seminars, online discussion and so on in a formal manner? Is it as good book for...

I recently started studying electrodynamics from Griffiths and found It rather challenging. I was able to finish the first chapter on basic math, Although my concepts on things like greens/stokes theorem were quite shaky as I am finding it rather difficult to follow the derivation of said...

Summary:: Electric Power Systems book recommendation Hi everyone, I finished my Electrical Engineering degree 15 years ago and wanted to refresh/review/update my knowledge on Electrical Power Systems. I'm looking for a book recommendation that has: components of a power system, control of...

Could you recommend a book to study the big bang theory and the background necessary, mainly in math, to understand the theory rigorously?

I am always trying to read textbooks (physics, in courses, or independently), and every time I end up in one of these situations: The book gets too technical for me to understand, or mentions something I do not know. The book goes on for too long and gets boring after the introductory chapters...

Alright, so I did some progress and then I got stuck. After some time I went to check the solution. Up to some point, it's all well and good: I understand everything that is happening up to the point where he takes the partial derivative of S wrt ρ(Γ). I don't understand how he gets the...

Hi there I am looking for this very interesting book that I once (about 14 years ago) borrowed from some library, but I can't remember the title or author. It was about relativity, the big bang, and the history of modern physics (I guess). But the catch is, it had a tone of interesting...

Summary:: no summary Hello,everyone: If I plan to learn Slater's Quantum Theory of Atomic Structure(vol.1 and vol.2), are there any suggestions for me ?

Hi.I am looking for a book to learn about discrete mechanics (i.e. working in a 3D lattice instead of ##n## generalized coordinates). I am particularly interested in how to derive the discrete E-L equations by extremizing the action. I have checked Gregory and Goldstein but they do not deal...

It is a wonderful book for learning QFT. Interesting problems with detailed solutions. I have tried the problems from chapter 1 to chapter 7. In most chapters, I could at least solve some part of the problems. But I got stuck in chapter 4, the Dirac equation. I could not solve any of the...

Hello, everyone. I cannot visit wiki. Can anyone tell me which books best talk about Born rule and its usage?