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I have been dealing with tensors for quite a few years, working my way through a good number of different books on tensors. However, I keep getting frustrated at times at the low quality of many books. I have a good background in linear algebra and some real analysis, but I am not interested in...

Hi guys, I'm still somewhat new to the forum. Been learning quite a bit here. This coming semester I'll be going back to school. I'll be doing Electrical Engineering. I was wondering if anybody knew of any online bookstores preferably European (due to shipping) where I can purchase cheap...

Does anyone know of any books that will get younger people (teens/pre-teens) interested in physics (or science in general)? Maybe something like Feynman's 'Six Easy Pieces'?

I'm taking Statistical Mechanics this semester. I already took Thermodynamics, covering the first three laws (0,1,2) at the level of Fermi's Thermodynamics book (and other similar ones). My Stat. Mech. teacher is a condensed matter experimentalist and he's boss at what he does, no question about...

I live in Mexico and I am about to begin my PhD. Here in Mexico the standard books for a Msc or first terms of a PhD are almost the same in every univesity in Mexico. For example the Msc traditional program is something like this: First Year - Classical Mechanis-- with Goldstein's Book -...

I'm currently working on Mary L Boas "Mathematical methods for the physical sciences", which I've been told cover almost all of the mathematics needed to follow undergrad physics books. I'm about halfway done, and I'd like to start looking for physics books. The only reason why I started...

Hi All, I am currently undergoing independent study in quantum mechanics with Zettili's "Quantum Mechanics: Application and Concepts" and would like to know some good books for independent study for the "next level". My ultimate goal is to end up on the forefront of physics in terms of...

question for experienced -- digital communication books i want name of book for digital communication useful and simple way to present contents that i can study by my self thanks in advance

Hello Physics Forum! First off I would like to say hello! I have been hanging in the shadows for a couple of months but it is time to introduce myself. I'm an engineering physics student at UBC in British columbia and have an interest in math, phsics, and engineering - which leads me to the...

Math/CS majors and grads: Which math books do you recommend for theory and concepts? I am retaking college pre-calc Trig and still struggling (C on the first exam). I have yet to ever receive from an instructor or assigned book the following: 1. Why I should care about math / how not to...

Hello, Does anyone know of any good books that covers the foundations of mathematics (i.e. mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, proof theory, model theory, type theory, recursion theory...)? Keeping in mind that I'm still in high school. (Although I'm taking math courses at my local...

I want a good book on classical mechanics - one that would be considered to be a graduate level text. The only Physics courses I have taken are the two standard intro physics courses taught at what seems to be every university, and a course in Computational Physics. My (relevant) math...

Hi everyone, Can anyone recommend some good books about relativity. I read Relativity Demystified by David McMahon and Paul M. Alsing which excellent as it explained the mathematics with simple examples. So I am after something similar. Thanks in advance.

I was seaching mechanics of materials books, but i need them to be tensor based. Any sugestions?

i am really interested in physics (Mostly particle physics, quantum mechanics and elementary particles) and i have finally decided that i want to get a physics book to read. Unfortunately i am a high school student and only have about a gr11 knowledge on math and physics (no calculus yet). Can...

Hello. This is my first time posting on the forum but I have been an avid reader since about last year (Didn't have an account). Well let me get to the point. I just finished working through Spivak's Calculus book through self-study. I have been looking around the forum and I have read...

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this thread, but I am looking for some supplemental Calculus books for my first class. I "accidentally" placed into Calculus because I took my school's assessment math exam and scored 100 on the college algebra, trig, and pre-calc sections (only...

I'm a Polish high school student (in Poland education is like this: preschool → primary school → middle school → high school (entrance age 16) → graduate school (entrance age 19~20)). My school is very good (in top 2.2% in Poland). I don't have problems with mathematics in school, but I have the...

Hi Found a site where somebody from India has uploaded a LOT of mathematics and science books which were published in Soviet Union. These are all in English...Publishers are Mir, Raduga etc. http://mirtitles.org/ All the publishers there no longer operate in Russia, so there is no copyright...

I hope this is in the right section, otherwise please move it. This might be a long post and I hope someone will give it a shot. It is about books but not really a comparison between them. I will give some background first, so you might skip to the end (- Books * -) if you are only interested in...

What do you think is the best book in Microelectronics between these two: Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits - Gray,Hurst,Lewis,Meyer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471321680/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Microelectronic Circuits - Sedra,Smith...

Hello I am about to finished working though Spivak's Calculus. I am wondering if you guys could give me some recommendations on what to read after I'm done with the book. I am looking for something as rigorous as Spivak. Also a bit unrelated but I have also worked through an old edition of...

Hello everyone I will be working half-time for the next year and I want to study lots of mathematics and some physics in my free time. I have a basic understanding of simple trigonometry, differential equations and integral models, but as you might expect I really am starting just from...

I'm looking to learn more about cars, mostly on engines but also subsystems (steering, brakes, suspension, etc.) I want to learn how things are done, and things about sensors/electronics, techniques on throttling, fuel injection, shifting, starting, etc. I'd welcome all suggestions, the...

I've read a lot of pop sci books, paul davies, lawrence krauss, leonard susskind, stephen hawking and in just about all of them the first few chapters start out real easy, almost too easy, say on a 10th grade level, then they jump up rapidly to say a 3rd or 4th year college level towards the...

Hi ,i need books, sites... about Mindlin's Theory for thin plate Hi , i need books, sites... about Mindlin's Theory for thin plate (Vibrations). Thanks pmcr

I'm quite curious about the history and development of oscilloscopes. Are there any recommended books on this topic?

Hey guys, I am a maths student going onto second year. I wanted to take some physics modules but I'd need some 1st year physics pre-requisites. The topics I need to learn over the summer are: Astronomy Quantum Phenomena Particle Physics Waves Electricity and Magnetism Classical...

Hello, As a background I am a community college student about to transfer to a university trying to better myself and catch up with the competition. I have taken multivariable calc, a basic linear algebra class, and an ordinary differential equations class, and would like to further myself at...

What books should I read as prerequisites for Spivak's Differential Geometry Series? Trying to pick up Diff Geom for graduate physics but right now it is pretty daunting. I've got single variable calculus and linear algebra under my belt. Just looking for bare minimum requirements here to...

Hi, I was wondering if you can suggest good books on the techniques for mathematical proofs. I know this is quite a simple matter but I would be glad if you could suggest me with greats books for teaching proofs. More often than not I used the direct method and induction to prove problems in...

I'm interested in teaching myself the following subjects: - Calculus I, II, and III - Linear Algebra - Differential equations The highest math courses I've taken are pre-calculus in high school and business calculus in high school. What books would you all recommend for learning...

Just looking for some books that includes topics like evolution of stars, pulsar and quasar and the solar system.

suggest books to master olympiad level calculus I have knowledge of all the basic integration,applications of derivatives, differentiation, limits continuity derivability & everything that a high school student should know but still I am having problems in solving olympiad level questions( can...

please suggest the books 'must do' in eucleodian geometry for elementary and pre college level. Is doing 'Advanced Eucleodian Geometry' by Roger A.johnson enough?

Hello Could anyone recommend a good introductory book for learning how to write mathematical proofs. Thank you.

Hi! I wonder if you could give me some general chemistry book recommendations. I have a modest background in Chemistry (I've read introductions equivalent to "Chemistry, the central science", "Chemistry" by Chang, "Concise inorganic chemistry" by Lee and "Organic chemstry" by Clayden - I've...

I am trying to learn about Holonomy groups. My objective is to read Submanifolds and Holonomy from Berndt, Olmos and Console. I know I need a lot of prerequisites before understanding that book. So I started first reading Lee's book of Smooth Manifolds (I readed it until the Submanifolds...

I'm looking for a semi-popular book on the Riemann hypotheses, on the scale of Derbyshire's book. It seems that Derbyshire and Edwards are the best in this area. Which one should I go for? The content must be quite extensive. Please suggest other ones too...

Hi :) Can you recommend me some books about mathematics, but more philosophical focus maybe (i didn't read this book, so I don't know) Sorry for bad English

For any mathematician or physicist, what textbooks do you consider a must read? Also, what books do you remember reading that gave you great insight into a topic which you previously did not have?

I am looking for some suggestions for Condensed Matter and Solid State books. I currently have a one semester undergrad (soon to be two semesters) of Quantum Mechanics background. I am especially skewed toward something along the lines of Dover books, since they are cheap, and some of them are...

Greetings everyone, I am an undergraduate physics student an I would like to receive your suggestions about introduction to laser books. Which one do you recommend for a beginner? The possible candidates I have found are as follows: Laser Fundamentals William T. Silfvast Basics of Laser...

Has anyone heard of some sort of book series that is meant to supplement college courses with boatloads of examples and solutions? I've always thought it would be helpful if someone were to publish a big set of these. I've been searching for just a book full of challenging examples and step by...

Hey forumers! I'm currently starting work on Casimir Effect. A simple, undergraduate level introductory book would be helpful here. Can you guys suggest anything that might suite my level? I do know classical electrodynamics & QM, but not in QED yet..

I have read a lot of popular science books which have given me good knowledge about physics but none seem to have the maths. I want to know if there's any you can recommend that have the physics and the maths behind the physics. I'd prefer them to not be to complex but if that's not possible i...

For some independent study this summer, I have a choice of two books, available electronically, to study. John Stillwell - The Four Pillars of Geometry Abel's theorem in problems and solutions The decision is fiendishly difficult. The first book plays on some of my strengths - I...

I've taken a course in linear algebra a couple years ago, but I didn't take away too much from it, and now I'm looking to take some higher level math courses and have been brushing up on the subject, spending about an hour to two hours a day going through my old notes and textbook. However, the...

I want to take this time to really speak out against the current practice of not including equations in pop science books. This is nonsense. If you read a standard pop science book there will actually be quite a lot of jargon. Anyone who can handle that heavy amount of jargon can obviously...

Hello everyone I know that they are many threads already on this topic, but I'm still not convinced. I'm currently taking a course in modern physics, and, as i thought i would be, I'm fascinated with QM. Why I'm studyin engineering and not physics is something i don't have clear. Anyway, my...