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Hi awesome people at physicsforum, I’m planning on doing some self-study in physics and math and I’d really appreciate some advice based on my skill -level and what I want to achieve, which I’ll describe for you. I’ve considered some books to buy further down, and would deeply appreciate...

Which books should I read for quasiparticles. I am a freshman.

Hi! I'm a physics bachelor and amateur oboist. I started a formal education in a conservatory, but I left it a few years ago and I've just been attending oboe classes. A music career is already out of discussion for me, but I'm interested on learning on my own the most "theoretical" side...

I have recently found an intresst in thinking about and want to try to develop a CNC system or something similar with computer to mechnical hardware communication. but i believe my knowledge about mechanical engineering feels limited and would appreciate some good general books about...

Hey! ;) I am looking at this exercise: With how many ways can we distribute $21$ different books to the people $A,B \text{ and } C$,so that $A$ and $B$ get twice as much as $C$. That's what I thought: $x_1=\text{ the number of books that A gets }$ $x_2=\text{ the number of books that B gets }$...

Hello. I am an MD but Physics excites me. Interested in Physics, I want to self study the subject from the beginning so that I can come to grips with the subject. I have a sound mathematical background and I know I can study myself but help regarding books would be appreciated. So please anyone...

Are there any books or website where I can see how to connect arduino and labview together?

I am looking for recommendations of books that teach physics, with an emphasis on solving real-world problems with code. I find I can only really fully grasp a concept if I can actually program it and visualize it in MATLAB, change variables and see what effect that has on the results...

I have finished studying NCERT but still i am not clear with concepts. I have halliday resnick,hc verma and Feymann's lectures for physics,for chemistry i have morrison and boyd,solomon and fryles,j.d. lee. While for maths i only have hall & knight's higher algebra. What other books must i use?

what books should one follow if he or she gets selected and want to participate in International Physics Olympiad?

Hi, Can anyone please suggest me some of the best books and video tutorials for the below subjects? 1. Strength of materials/ Mechanics of materials 2. Mathematics- Calculus, differential equations 3. Books on how to find centroids, center of gravity and basicly pre requisye knowledge to...

Hey everyone, Random question. Does anyone know any good childern's books about Newton's laws or catapults? I was thinking about getting a gift for my cousin who is turning 10 soon. He really likes catapults so I was thinking about getting him an educational book about catapults...

Sorry if this question has been asked a lot before, but... What books would be particularly useful to read before starting university? What books explain tricky undergraduate-level topics really well? My course will hopefully be Mathematical Physics, so any recommendations of maths...

Can someone give me a lead for acquiring books for electrical engineering? I want to learn electrical engineering, but I would be starting from scratch and would like to purchase books to teach myself. Any info would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Which books can anyone recommend with the most comprehensive or fundamental coverage of chemical thermodynamics and thermochemistry, linking up to equilibrium (including electrochemical equilibrium and potentials preferably), starting from the basics? I find the explanations of the topics of...

well i passed out 12th but with low percentage.i literally crammed throughout high school.now when i am preparing for the college entrance exams i find it very difficult.it's like i haven't studied anything at all.i want to pursue quantum mechanics.which textbooks should i start with now?

please I need some good books or references to know the main basics of all kinds of Modulation and Demodulation as a communication engineer student ...

Hi Can you recommend me a simple to begin with book on Photoinc Crystals. I did my undergrad in Electronics Engineering and don't have any knowledge of photonics. Thanks

Hi, I'm very interested in understanding how molecules in nutrition play a role in sustaining the human body so I'm looking for some good chemistry/molecular nutrition book describing some of the following: *The chemical and metabolic pathways taking place in the body (such as glykolysis...

Hi fellas, one friends that is Mathematician asked me to recommend some textbook that emphasizes Heisenberg picture and where this picture is rigorously explained. If anyone knows some good book for this I would be grateful :) Regards, Ivan

I am Looking for some books about Differential Geometry,and I just begin to learn Differential Geometry,so who can introduce some books about Differential Geometry that suitable for Beginners to me,and tell me where can download the PDF document of the book. thanks

It's not just in physics, it's mainly in math IME, but a lot of older books (pre-1980) for upper-division topics are usually thin. Not giant tomes like you get today. Hence I was thinking of using a lot of these older books to teach myself some things (mainly in math and classical physics...

Here's the way that every programming book teaches a language: Teach the reader how to print "Hello, world!" to the console/browser/etc. Tell the reader, "Don't worry what all this stuff means. It'll make sense when we get to the end of the book." Teach the reader how to make more advanced...

What are some good books I could get that cover good physics. Quantum and the others, I have Quantum Evolution by Johnjoe McFadden, if that helps

I have quite a lot of classic science books, e.g. on solid state physics, chemistry which I would like to sell. I am not in a hurry. Any ideas? ( I know of some services where you enter the ISBN of a book and they offer you some money for it, but the prices are ridiculously low when you compare...

good books on superclusters and voids?? I have been searching for a good undergraduate to advanced level book on galaxy clusters , dark matter , superclusters and voids and I have yet to find any. I have found however the scientific American library book " the dark matter and cosmic web...

I don't mean coding, but on a more fundamental and physical level. What happens in all the hardware of a computer that allows it to do all that it does and display it on your screen? Essentially, what happens in a computer that allows it to tell you that 1+1=2. I wasn't sure where to put...

Hi all. Can anyone please recommend me a good undergraduate level Condensed Matter Physics book that has a number of examples and concise explanations rather than walls of texts? It should cover typical topics such as scattering, magnetism etc. I apologize if this may strike a nerve with...

I am an aspiring mathemarician and wanted to know algebra/trig books with rigor. I have sullivan pre cal/ stewart/mcguie and these are extremely easy books. I enjoy the sullivan book because of its wide range of topics( introduction to vectors) but the exercises are extremely easy. The best...

Do you know any program for downloading Google books?

I hated hated my Phyiscs textbook Fundamental Physics. I'm going to have to take charge of my own education now and just rely not that book. Does anyone here know of any book Physics Books/Text Books that are essential for for one to be Phycisist ? I mean, I found Feynman's Lectures -- books of...

So I'm in my first year of my apprenticeship and my trade is control and instrumentation. But the first year of the course consists of electronics and I'm looking for some recommended books.

Before I begin, I apologize for any bad English, it isn't my first language. I'm a medical student who didn't do any mathematics for 3 years. However, after finding out the "plug 'n chug" approach isn't really what mathematics is about, I became interested in learning it from the basics all...

Not sure what section to put this in, so I'll put it here. Are there any good books on string theory that are good for someone who is a bit more than a layman (i.e. no extremely superficial, dumbed-down stuff), but still doesn't know more than single variable calculus and Newtonian mechanics?

I am studying for the mechanics modules of A level mathematics under EdExcel.So far the books seemingly published to support the specifications aren't doing a very good job.The examples in the books don't tell the students how to solve problems in the exercises, which is a sheer let down.I want...

Hello, I'm a first year Physics student. I've decided to take on mathematical methods and be as thorough with it as I possibly can. I am looking for books that cover vector calculus, Orthogonal transformations, tensors, curvilinear co-ordinates, index notations and the dirac-delta function in...

Hi there folks! I am new to the forum and would like to thank anyone in advance for their answers as I will not be able to check them until late tomorrow night. I love physics, but not as much as my niece and I have a gift to give and I think I found the best people to set me in the right...

I'm wondering if people have recommendations on this topic. It's something I've been meaning to tackle for a long time now. I'm interested in learning how to solve PDEs as well as learn about uniqueness theorems and such. The more rigorous the book is, the better. I already have good...

Hello, This thread is about the two books by Naber: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1461426820/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0387989471/?tag=pfamazon01-20 The topics in this book seem excellent. They are standard mathematical topics such as homotopy, homology, bundles...

Hi, All: Sorry for the length of the post, but I think it is necessary to set things up so that the post is understandable: I'm going through an argument in which we intend to show that a given vector field [ itex]R_ω [/ itex] (actually a Reeb field associated with a contact form ω) is...

Hi, I am looking for a good book or any other online resource on semiconductor physics. What I need the book to cover is: The PN junction i.e. the diode BJT transistors MOSFETS In particullar I am interested in the derivation of the equations of the above components, the Shockley...

Hello all, As you can probably tell from the title of this thread, I'm interested in learning about quantum mechanics (hopefully this thread will be ok here instead of in the learning materials section). I currently know a fair amount about the qualitative features and some of the important...

Could you please help me by suggesting some books that tell the story of how "stuff" ( I mean the stuff we discuss in physics ) such as origin of matter from a universe with nothing but energy, origins of wave, gravity, electromagnetic forces etc in the course of the evolution of cosmos after...

Hello :) I am looking for some books for an intro to topology and what other books I need to supplement my readings not quite sure the prereqs for topology but I am willing to learn the stuff needed thank you! P.S Physical textbooks are what I am looking for but if that's not available then...

Hi, I'm completely lost in this discipline. Does anyone know of a good book with solved exercises and some examples, particularly on the 3 types of ensembles (microcanonical, canonical and large canonical), quantum mechanics statistical physics, and fermions/bosons gases? Thank you.

I am a math grad student who has really got interested in spacecraft control and navigation. Like a lot of people, I have been playing too much ksp and gotten interested in the mathematics of spacecraft navigation and control. For fun, I derived some basic motion and control equations...

Hey, I wanted to know if anyone knew of any good books for self teaching Algebra. I am currently using Khan academy and The complete idiots guide to Algebra (The sources are not bad when combined) I was wondering if anyone had any more books or websites such as those to reaffirm my grasp on algebra.

Hello all! I am looking to dive into the world of calculus before my peers in high school, I am looking for some really good books for the knowledge leading up to calculus and then the whole spiel for calculus. I am guessing I am going to need a series of books for this learning en devour and I...

I was looking for a self-study book that is accessible by an high-school student (11th grade) for general relativity. I read reviews on "A Most Incomprehensible Thing: Notes Towards a Very Gentle Introduction to the Mathematics of Relativity" but unfortunately, it isn't available here, in India...

I'm a physics major and it looks like my next classes will be a 300-level mechanics class and 300-level E&M class next fall. The problem is, I'm at CC right now and I took all the "tough" classes last year (calculusII,III, University Physics, Diffy Q) and I just have programming and biology this...