Books Definition and 1000 Threads

Well I always used to like books which explain stuff on examples and that are well illustrated,drawn.So I ask,could you tell me what are some science books with lots of pictures drawings,diagrams,etc...?Btw not searching for books which are for kids,I am a college student but just don't want too...

Hi everyone, I just bought Physics for Scientists and Engineers 8th ed by serway and jewett, is it a good textbook for calculus based physics since I'm a student of physics at university ? Which is the best calculus based physics textbook ? I'm a student who wants to master even the proofs...

I've just finished an elementary analysis course using Spivak's Calculus. I did get an A in the course but only because the professor was often very generous with the grading. The course I am in currently is using Folland's Advanced Calculus text. At the same time I have also been studying...

Hi, everyone. Don’t know how to solve (x^2-1)y"+xy'-y=0 Which books are nice discussing about this kind of differential equations? Many many thanks A1. y\prime=\frac{4x^2}{y}+\frac{y}{x} Ans: y=2x \sqrt{2x+3} A2. y\prime=\frac{2y}{x}-\frac{x^4}{2y} Ans: y=x^2 \sqrt{1-x}...

Hey! Happy New Year 2013 to all of you! I am in good mood for learning something new so I need advice. I'm currently watching the videos for Machine learning from Stanford University, but I'm stuck at Lagrangian multipliers and duality. I got solid background in Calculus I and II (I read...

Hey all! I was hoping if you could make some suggestions regarding the following: I am thinking of buying "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by F.Reif, as it is the recommended book for Statistical Mechanics in my department, where I am doing M.Sc in Physics. But I already...

Hi :smile: i want some books about amplifier by transistor and... OP-AMPand thank you

I have gained recent yet passionate interests in both of these complex subjects but I feel that I am a bit behind in terms of my age (17, yes a bit embarrassing). May anyone recommend me some books in both mathematics and physics to use for self study since I really want to learn outsde of...

Please Suggest what will be the order as Elementry to Intermediate to Advanced. Is this Correct Choice Griffith's"Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" to Shanker."Principles of Quantum Mechanics" to Sakurai."Modern Quantum Mechanics".And After Completing All "Principles of Quantum Mechanics" by...

I am about to start a second year university course called dynamics and vector calculus and there is not very much (or any information) on good books to help with the course and I was wondering if anybody out there knew of some helpful/interesting books in theses subjects? The course syllabus...

I was wondering if anyone could recommend some books for studying topics such as abstract manifolds, differential forms on manifolds, integration of differential forms, stoke's thm, dRham chomology, Hodge star operator. Our text is A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry by Spivak...

Hi guys, I have Feynman lectures, University Physics, and Irodov problems in general physics with solutions. How do I make use of these books? Firstly, I must say that university physics textbook is rather simple to go through, but I've heard that Feynman lectures are better for physics...

which books do you think are good to beginners in topology ? for someone don't know any thing in topology and little set theory ?

Can anyone recommend a good differential equations and linear algebra book? The books that I've read so far are Linear algebra: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0030103479/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Differential Equations: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534373887/?tag=pfamazon01-20 I was able to get an...

i want some books about oscillators RC oscillator by op-amp LC oscillator by op-amp design it this kind of OC and thank you

Hello Guys, I am new to this forum, but have recently fallen in love with physics and maths. I am an international baccalaureate student, who studies maths, and was wondering whether any of you could suggest any books to help with a certain kind of problem. At the end of our papers...

Lately, I realized that I've grown tired of calculations and want to venture into more theory type books although I haven't taken any proof based math classes yet. I feel confident that I can do basic proofs, i.e. the "show that" type problems but nothing too crazy after that. I've read through...

Hi ! I've been reading on here for a long time through google and decided to join ! I started learning physics material mostly through general layman books from Hawking,Greene,Asimov etc and while I do not aim to become a physicist in occupation (luckily for physics), I do want to progress to...

Here is some of mine... I wish you'll give me yours. Novels : William Faulkner - Sanctuary Robert Musil - The man without qualities Ernesto Sabato - Abaddon Louis Ferdinand Céline - Le voyage au bout de la nuit F. S. Fitzgerald - Tender is the night Philosophy : Baruch Spinoza - Ethics...

Homework Statement there are 7 different french books and 7 different Spanish books, how many ways are there to arrange them on a shelf a. books of the same language must be group together, French on left and Spanish on Right? b. French and Spanish books must alternate in the grouping...

So I've decided to start off with Calculus and I've heard a lot about Spivaks and Apostols Calculus.. WHat I wanted to know was that if it's appropriate for a newbie? If not what books would you suggest a beginner to start off with ( I don't mind rigor as I look forward to challenges and...

I am mostly interested in particle physics so if anyone can suggest some good books for it

Hello, could someone recommend a good book on tensor calculus? I'd like it to be relatively modern (I have an old book) and maybe contain some examples drawn from physics. Chapters on related subjects such as differential forms and calculus of variations would be a plus. Cheers.

Hi , I hope that you are all fine , I want to ask a question which I need to know it's answer soon, when I study a subject like Abstract algebra or calculus or linear algebra or any subject , after very section or unit or lesson in my , there is lot's of exercises which need lot's...

I am trying to improve my problem solving skills. I am an engineer and I have a PhD in EE. All through, the only thing I have done is to solve problems. I am familiar with most of the things mentioned in Polya's book. I am interested in being able to solve the very hard problems that usually...

Recently I was reminded of a series of textbooks by Arnold Sommerfeld. When I was a young man, these were obligatory offerings at any respectable bookstore. I never purchased them because I had other things on my plate. Now I cannot seem to find them in print. I did find this assessment...

it's civil engineering hydraulics, and I want to be good at it, I am in need of some good textbooks and problems book anyone out there who knows?

I have read many threads concerning many excellent books on calculus but not for analytical geometry. I can't seem to find any thread about good references for analytical geometry. I am taking the course analytical geometry and calculus in college and I need good book in both fields. I have...

I'm looking for some good quality books on experimental methods, instruments, and measurements for graduate level. Do you guys have any recommendations?

Hi, I am a graduate student with a background more oriented in high energy physics and cosmology but switching to light and matter interaction, more specifically cavity QED and quantum optics. I need to have a working knowledge on those topics, being able to read state of the art articles and...

which books do you advise with to study linear algebra ? for beginners

I am not currently taking a Geometry class, but I've always been interested in Geometry and I'm now looking for a good College-Level Geometry book. All the ones I have checked out from my school's library claim to be College-Level, but mostly talk about subjects I remember learning about in High...

Hi. I'm reading my third year of a Swedish engineering degree and we are about to read Statistical Mechanics. The scope of this course is Thermodynamics (although we have already had a small course in it), Statistical Mechanics and some Quantum statistics. The course book is "Concepts in...

What are some books that are more advanced then the basic PDE books?

I see these calculus books, some titled 'early transcendentals' some 'late transcendentals'. What does this mean? What is the difference?

I am reviewing for the mathematics GRE subject exam, and I have this review book, and in the book when they speak of the characteristic of a ring they give the following def "Let R be a ring. The smallest positive integer n such that na = 0 for every a in R is called the characteristic of the...

Hi ,does anyone know a good book in advanced EM radiation and it contains more information on velocity EM field , I have already finished Griffith's book

Has anybody studied Foundations of Space and Time edited by George Ellis et al. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item5756737/Foundations%20of%20Space%20and%20Time/?site_locale=en_GB or Approaches to Quantum Gravity edited by Daniele Oriti...

1) I want to learn how to look at a graph of any function and be able to derive the equation for the function given parameters that are observable. Is this parameterization? Are there any books on how to do this by hand? 2) If the function is too complex to observe and derive, I want to be able...

I've ordered 3 so far, and was wondering if these are good books for someone who's just starting to learn about physics? These are the one's I ordered "Gravity From the Ground Up", "Introduction to Cosmology", and "The Road to Reality". I want something for right now, that's simple to understand.

Do you know any good books which explain the scientific method and empiricism in detail? If so, please share.

some books mention one of a basis of GR is mach principle i study some text but i can't actually realize it please explain it for me or introduce some books to refer them thanks

As the title says. Can anyone recommend me some good books for differential geometry(preferably ones with proofs and examples/exercises)?

Hi. I'm looking for a good 101 chemistry book (still big in size) for university. The kind of all around book with all the useful formulas, and explanation for how they are used. Another type of book I'm looking for is a good datebook for chemistry, with all the table values such as ΔH ΔS...

Hey guys, I'm new to these forums but I've actually used these forums a lot in the past for research, etc. I decided to make an account because I'm just about to go through year 12 exams in an Australian high school doing Specialist Maths (Highest level maths), maths studies(High level)...

Hi, Everyone It is difficult to find nice workable books for more advanced linear algebra. There are numerous publications and internet materials, few of them are workable to me. Interested topics: unitary and Hermitian matrices, Jordan (canonical) form, tridiagonal matrix, Sylvester...

I appear to have a very specific need, I require some sort of a book that covers the human nervous system from a to z, I need to know everything about it, what it's made of, what each part's function are, how the nerves behave at each particular sections of the body, the calculations that are...

Hi guys, I'm looking for a systematic list of best books for following topics: 1. Linear algebra 2. Complex analysis 3. Differential equations 4. Probability 5. Electrical circuits analysis 6. Combinatorics 7. Discrete mathematics 8. Digital signal processing 9. Quantum mechanics...

I'll be honest here. I recently graduated with an undergrad degree in Mechanical Engineering (top marks, too), but I'm having some doubts about it as a career path and part of me misses the fun of pure Physics. Anyway, I'll be pursuing engineering for now, but on the side I'd like to read up...

Hi, I'm doing my first year in mathematics and physics. I heard (I think it was Mathwonk), that it ofter helps to read 'the masters' instead of the pupils, meaning it benefits to read Gauss, Newton, Euclid. Can I start with this, or is it too early? I was thinking of buying three monumental...