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I would like to attend this forum just to ask some things regarding theory of chaos...
I found a lot of books, but still no one of them provided good information to understand chaos...
I hope it will not be bothering to all of you...(?)
Hello. Based on very good reviews on this site I have chosen the books Kleppner Kolenkow Mechanics and Purcell Electricity and Magnetism to study the physics coursework for my first year in university.
So here's my question: Does Kleppner Kolenkow cover all the prerequisites I am going to need...
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What is a good book to learn Quantum Computing?
I've being looking for the most common ones and reading some reviews at Amazon, and created this list:
A Short Introduction to Quantum Information and Quantum Computation, Le Bellac, 2006
An Introduction to Quantum Computing Algorithms...
I have the opportunity to receive a book of up to a $20 value that must be related to mathematics, actuarial science, or education, so I was trying to find a good mathematics of physics or mathematics of chemistry book. Some of the ones I found are:
-Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics...
Hello, can someone suggest me some introductory, or basic books on scientific computing(computational physics or computational biology) ? I m planning to study masters in it and I want to grasp the basics of it before i commit.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/0133976890/?tag=pfamazon01-20
These two books are recommended by my school's C programming course and i can't decide which to buy. I have a big test in about a month in which i will have 2 hours to write 3...
What were some of your favorites tv shows, movies, and books what we all loved as a child that got ruined as an adult by learning physics??
Some of my favorites were Stargate, Star Trek the Next Gen, and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
But all throws dreams were killed off by physics as I got...
I am studying maths out of hobby. I feel sometimes that I can not move ahead because I get stuck with tough problems. Even after I move ahead, when i come back after quite some time, i get stuck with the same problems. Sometimes it is frustrating. And my interest and attention levels are going...
Mostly PhysicsForums is about . . . well, physics and its sub-specialities, plus math and so forth. However we have a fair number of threads concerning the role of scientists, science, and critical thinking in a democracy where expertise is unevenly spread, unevenly valued, and often questioned...
I don't know if there's anyone here from China, but I'll make this question the same way. I'd like to know if the Chinese books of Mathematics and Physics at undergraduate and graduate level are good (that is, if these books contain many challenging problems)?
I want to refresh my skool-achieved knowledge about Chemistry, and then I want to move in direction of Chemistry of Computer Systems, Chemistry of Brain, Chemistry of Neurons, Chemistry of DNA, etc. Any good advises about literature?
For now I have this book in digital form - "Introductory...
Can someone recommend me some beginner/intermediate level books about gravitational waves and some articles about their discovery.
I need to write scientific paper about them for my graduation but i don't have resources where to find about them so i would really appreciate help :)
I have a background in Calculus (Simmons and Lang), Linear Algebra (Lang), and Differential Equations (Simmons). I want to read a book in Mathematical Methods but I find that the treatment is just too superficial.
Examples are, Mathematical Methods by Boas, Hassani, and Hobson.
I want to know...
Are there books that are solely devoted to solving integrals and different methods in solving them ? I like solving integrals and I want to learn different techniques to solve integrals.
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I am new to this forum. If there is a topic similar to this plase ignore me for not seeing it.
In the last months, I have a feeling of wishing of learning physics. Therefore, I did some research that how to learn. I looked at a lot of sites but couldn't findy any specific books that are for...
I could have put this in "textbooks" but I am going for a more informal discussion.
When I got my first copy of "Baby Rudin" I loathed it, as did just about every one of my classmates. I still think it is possibly a dated approach, and yet nowadays I return to it like an old friend. I...
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I'm looking for books (or webpages, anything is welcome) with exercises dealing with methods applied to the harmonic oscillator, especially creation and annihilation operators, coherent states, squeezed states, minimum uncertainty states, Fock states, displacement operators... I have...
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Please recommend English-language books on mathematical modeling. Interested in a general theory. In Russian I know these books, but I would like to get acquainted with English.
Thank you.
(In the United States anyway).
When you sell books online, what methods do you use? How much do you pay? Do you use media mail? Flat rate boxes?
I am selling some textbooks I'm no longer using, and I'm kind of clueless about this sort of thing. I've been going to a UPS store that does...
I'm a Physics and Russian Langauge major at school and was wondering if anyone has had any good run-ins with any undergrad level textbooks in Russian.
The venerable Landau and Lifshitz on mechanics has been wonderful.
Also, if anyone knows where I can find Matveev's "Mechanics and Theory of...
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Millimetre Wave Antennas for Gigabit Wireless Communications: A Practical Guide to Design and Analysis in a System Context
Huang, Kao‐Cheng ; Edwards, David J.
Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
But our library do not have this book. Has anyone know other book on this...
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I am an undergraduate currently enrolled in a course on theoretical physics. One big part of the course is on the classical field theory of electromagnetism(on its covariant formulation using Lagrangians mostly).
So, I would like to ask which are some good books on the subject.
Thanks in...
I'm a 2nd year Physics student! I want to learn electricity from it's absolute basics! Like AC current, how it is formed, where is formed etc. Please suggest me books which will tell me about the theory in details along with required mathematics too!
i studied mathmatics2 ( mechanices, calculus,algebra) three years ago . I want to refresh my memory to start with new field .
What are the best books in maths in my case ?
Is there a book about how to do research in Physics or Physicist's experience? especially in Astrophysics, if not, general physics is also very good. thanks.
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I am going to enroll in a Solid State physics course and I want to know what good books are out there on the subject at an undergrad level. Any suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
Can anyone recommend a good book on weld design?
I'm not looking for a general textbook on welding. I want something that specifically targets the design of joints and weld choices. Something like the welding chapter of Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, just much more in depth.
I am a mechanical engineering student who got a master offer in space science recently. This master course is more like astrophysics. So if I want to systematically study astrophysics, where should I start and which books should I start reading first of all?
Thanks!
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I'm an undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering with some numerical knowledge of astrophysics. If I want to start learning quantum physics by myself, which books should I start reading?
Thanks!
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I am looking at books related to proofs, I have been looking around and it appears that either, "How it Prove It" or "Book of Proof" seem to be the top recommendations. Has anybody had any experience with these text and/or could provide some insight. Currently I am working through...
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I want to learn QFT but I feel that my understanding of Special Relativity is not good enough.
Could you please recommend to me any good relativity books to fill my gaps?
My gaps are mostly conceptual.
Thanks in advance!
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I want to know more about stellar evolution and about the end of the star's life.
I want something that is not very superficial as i get bored when the content is not really deep.
Thanks.
I realized that I know nothing about the history of physics!
Does anyone have any good recommendations on this topic?
For example I'd like to have a clear timetable in my head about what was discovered at what time? by who? what were the methods/thoughts that went into it and what did the rest...
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1.- In geometry we study for example the conic sections, their exentricity and properties. I was wondering what part of the mathematical science studies the different properties of complex valued distributions. One example are the spherical armonics. I guess mathematicians have...
I’m looking for books of a general interest in maths, like a maths novel, a fun book about maths, a humorous introduction to higher concepts, something outside of tests, something they can read on their free time and appreciate the beauty of mathematics.
Let me add more details. I’m working as...
(This is about pop science books, not textbooks; moderators, please feel free to move if appropriate..
I'm new to the forums & new to studying physics in late middle age - here is http://']my intro thread - and I am getting geared up for self-study at more or less a high school level. My basic...
Which books/resources would you recommend to study superfluidity for a 3rd year undergrad seminar?
It needs to focus on phenomenology rather than technical details. Assume some QM background, but before a first course on condensed matter. Thanks!
You know a book which is rarely cited, mentioned or recommended, quite unknown even to the experts, and yet you have discovered that this book is really great? Please share it with us!
My example:
H. Muirhead, The Physics of Elementary Particles
- By style, quality and time of writing very...
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There are plenty of books with theory, but to practice I only found one book by Krasnov. I am looking something like Schaums series for the Calculus of Variations. Do you know if something like that exists?
I want to practice, seting up the problem (the integral), getting the...
Okay, so I'm currently a mechanical engineering major at San Jose State University, but I just want to become much more engaged with physics and mathematics. I do pretty good with calculus, math comes easy to me. I'm a first year student taking calculus 2. I was just wondering what books I can...
I'm interested in the knowledge that was available to aircraft engineers in the period 1900-1920. specifically the thermodynamics and mechanical engineering knowledge generally available, like in how much detail were the calculations on the performance, or the cooling of engines done, how...
Hi, do you have any recommendations of books that deal with circuit analysis and circuit solving? I'm currently involved in a course that deals with linear circuits, and we are learning all of these methods of loop currents, thevenin's and norton's theorem, potential of knots and lots of methods...
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I read quite a lot on my way to school / elsewhere. I really enjoy reading science-based books.
I will be taking some Earth and Environmental science courses and wanted to get some 'popular' science books with good reviews on the subjects.
Subjects that I am interested in (but not...