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I seek comprehensive lists of the best or most recommended popular books on particle physics, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and mathematics published in 2014 and 2015. These lists should be freely accessible on the web and not hidden behind any paywall or limited to subscribers only...

Is there a good book that contains various methods for qualitative analysis of organic compounds? (Like Tollens test for aldehydes).

I need a book on telescopes which has got a physical approach to different types of it.if anyone knows a good book on it please suggest.

Hello everyone, I'm an undergraduate double majoring in physics and math. I have one year left after this one, then I plan to go to grad school for theoretical physics (not sure what field yet). My professor keeps suggesting the physics side of quantum computing as a good career route and I'm...

I want to buy a book on SQL, but since I already have a basic level of professional SQL experience I want to make sure I'm getting a book that goes into depth on the underlying implentations of database transactions, the mathematical theory behind relational databases, how to optimize, etc. I'm...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I am a college student with huge enthusiasm to the analysis and theoretical computer science. In order to start my journey to the real analysis. I am currently taking an introductory-analysis course (Rudin-PMA; I also use Shilov too) and linear algebra...

Hi Im looking for discrete mathematics and algebra books to study. I want to enhance my understanding of algorithms and programming and i like discrete mathematics I'm reading Apostol for this semester's calculus (took a look at spivak too). Any book as good as them that will be useful for me ?

Hello Everybody, I am searching for a book that introduces the theory of renormalization other then Peskin Schroeder, I found Peskin Schroeder cumbersome regarding this topic. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

Hello, I really need a good book on ordinary differential equations with applications on Quantum Mechanics, as I will be attending a course on QM but I do not have the proper mathematical background that is needed.

Hi,I am starting my EE degree next year in October and need some refreshment for Pre-calculus. I am considering the book "Pre-Calculus workbook for dummies 2nd edition". What do you think about it? Any better choices ?

Hi,So the last time I grabbed a college-level book was 2 and a half years ago. In October/2016 I am starting my bachelor of science majoring in Electrical Engineering. So I have plenty of time to recover the flexibility of my brain. First of all, I need to get a fresh restart regarding the...

I am looking for a good book to brute force my way through in Norwegian. I'm not looking for anything like Peace and War, or whatever, just a nice fantasy/SciFi book to read. One that I was looking at was Vindens Navn, it seemed pretty neat, but the best I could find (amazon) was an audio book...

I'm an undergraduate in Physics and just cracked open some QM books, some seem to start with polarization and a strange way of introducing operators, while others start with the wavefunction and then go into harmonic oscilators, then the hydrogen atom etc.. What does polarization have to do...

For a long time I've been debating whether to study Physics or Math at university (Bachelor), but I'm going to jump into math this summer. I have this feeling that preparing for "logical thinking" and mathematical language/terminology would be a good idea, since all i have is my 3 year old...

I am reading basic cosmology but inside the books I am studying I have faced tensor so i need basic books on tensor to understand those books is it possible to suggest good books ?

Hi, I'd like to ask you if you could write a list of QFT books in order of increasing difficulty. Thanks!

Have you noticed that most (advanced) books on mathematics have yellow covers? Why is that?

So far I got: Griffiths => easy, ok it's not so easy,not really what I ment, but it covers the basics without going much into the real deeper algebraïc stuff, emphasis on calculus, that's what I mean with easy, I mean a decent, solid book for undergraduate level. But suppose I tackle Griffiths...

hey can somebody suggest me some good books on string theory ...i am looking forward to join this field and i have no knowledge about this theory ... and some information about some colleges which are good for quantum physics and what's the future in this field of quantum physics... by the way i...

Hello, Am starting to read Electromagnetic Theory. Can you suggest some good textbooks on the topic that will help clear the concepts. Thanks in advance

Hi there, I'm a first-year student in faculty of engineering in Cairo, and I was looking for good books I can find to study physics from, I already have Serway and I'm very pleased with it but I need more books to get more questions from it and ideas, it would be very great if anyone can tell me...

I was thinking about adding to my collection of math literature and I was wondering what you all consider must have reading material. I just recently got Math It's Contents, Methods, and Meaning and the Princeton Companion to Mathematics. I was thinking things at that level of must have (I might...

What books of solved problems (free in pdf) would you recommend for data structures and algorithms in C (linked lists, trees, sorting and searching algorithms, graphs, recursion, files)? Note: I am not looking for theoretical books, but books of solved problems. Thanks for replies.

What would be the good books on how to use Python (or any other language other than MatLab) and its capabilities on numerical physics?

Dear Physics Forum friends, I am a college undergraduate in US with double majors in the mathematics and computer science. I have been doing research in the theoretical computer science, and I recently got interested in the quantum cryptography. Since I cannot take any physics course until...

Recently, I've been interested in finding out the most cited science paper. The result can be found here, and is rather startling http://www.nature.com/news/the-top-100-papers-1.16224 It turns out the most cited science paper is: "Protein measurement with the folin phenol reagent." by Lowry...

What is the best book that gives you the essential knowledge for condensed matter physics ?

When I download a book to my Kindle, does the total entropy of the device decrease. I would think so.

Can anyone recommend any good reading on Maxwell's demon? I'm mostly looking for things at the undergraduate level, but I don't mind something less rigorous or more advanced. (Apologies to the mods if this is in the wrong forum.)

Finally, got my new copy of Jackson's Classical Electrodynamics 3rd Ed. Took almost 40 days to come in from Amazon...Classmate said his copy won't be in until December. Is this becoming a trend??

Anybody have some thorough books on first year physics and calculus courses? My courses use mostly books written by the profs at my university, and I don't feel like they have the breadth and depth that other books might have. Any suggestions?

Dear Physics Forum friends, I am a college junior who is currently conducting the undergraduate research in the theoretical computer science. I wrote this post to seek you recommendation on the books that separately treat the graph theory and combinatotics, both in theory and applications. I...

Does anyone have a good book on focussing laser beams? I'm working on a project and I want to know more about focussing high energy pulsed lasers, M^2 factor, top hat beam shapers, ray tracing and fiber optics. I've read Renk, Basics of Laser Physics but these subjects are only discussed very...

How to read and understand successfully a physics book in any branch of physics ?

I am a passionate sci-fi fan because of the specific ideas and themes the genre allows authors and readers to experience. It is unique among the literary scene for focusing specifically on a discipline(s) present in every aspect of our lives; that from which we can't escape: SCIENCE. Sci-Fi is...

Hi I have done my m.Sc now I'm interested in the field of astronomy but there were no subjects regardind astronomy in my masters course work I'm thinking of going into a PhD So I wanted to check aa the topics and get myself to the level to do PhD so please suggest some books

I'm extremely interested in physics at the moment and I'm kind of giving physics a beta test to see if I'd like it as a career... and so far I love it; I have rented a physics book from my library and I'm able to do only a few equations but it can be difficult to understand what the text is...

There are many waves and oscillations books out there that also include Fourier analysis but very few give the subject a thorough treatment, they just pass it in a few pages. If anybody has any sources(particularly books) that have Fourier analysis and particularly Fourier Transforms, I would...

I am looking for inorganic chemistry textbooks that covers topics on s,p,d block elements, metallurgy, qualitative analysis, and coordination chemistry. It should contain basic concepts like solubities of carbonates,sulphates, and should be at the level of "March's advanced organic chemistry" or...

Hi, I just started college and was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of my classmates know a lot about different engineering stuff. Some would know all the parts of a car and maybe how the ac worked etc... for me other than programming I was ashamed of how limited my knowledge of these...

I saw many books on physical chemistry by Peter Atkins. 1)Elements of Physical chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio De Paula 2)Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio De Paula 3)Chemical Pricnciples - A quest for insight by Peter Atkins and Loretta Jones Which book should I use for learning...

A. Would it be suboptimal to do research with a professor without being registered for "research" or "independent studies"? B. Furthermore, would it look bad if I took a "returning researcher" position such that I was asked to come back after my summer internship on weekends (twice a month) to...

Hi, I'm currently in high school but I know several university maths and physics (just a little) I want to know about Maths: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Fourier Transform (I self-studied Fourier series) Differential Equations (only know one way to solve them, I think its the most basic one)...

I want college-level problems books on the following physics topics: 1)Quantum Mechanics 2)Electromagnetism 3)Classical Mechanics 4)Thermodynamics (and Statistical Mechanics) 5)Waves 6)Special Relativity

Can anyone suggest a good book on telescopes

Hello all, I am about to go into vector analysis (next week) and I just wanted to knock out a few books on the subject of integration mainly. I have read through my vector calculus book (P.C. Matthews) and there were a few things that threw me off, but made complete sense when I thought about...

Dear Physics Forum advisers, I am currently looking for an introductory textbook that covers the number theory without being too focused on the algebraic and analytical aspects of NT. My current underaduate research in the theoretical computer science and the Putnam preparation led me to the...

I was thinking about harmonic oscillators last night when explaining the non-zero ground state energy of the quantum version to a non-scientific friend and the conversation pushed my curiosity a little so I'm wondering if anyone happens to know about any books solely about harmonic oscillators...

are there any books on the origin of life.. AstroNeil

Can someone recommend me some good textbooks or articles that contain or focus on statistical thermodynamics and/or oscillatory motion (preferably with advanced math, not just stories)?