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I am just starting in elementry Physics and so in fear of asking an over simplified Question Can some one break down the common Law's of Physic's relating to natural occurances such as Motion/Electricity/Vortex's and any other relitive information you may deem esential. Mark

It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the basic concepts of structural analysis. Further on, I am aware of the possible inconsistencies and errors in this writing, and hereby invite all who have comments and objections to contribute and help to make this small tutorial useful for...

I'm searching for a book that will introduce me to Calculus with practice problems that have some application to Physics (I would prefer this). I think I may have found a good book (I'm not sure if it has the Physics application but oh well). It is called Calculus Made Easy, and it's apparently...

For a first introduction, I remember a lot of you suggested An introduction to mechanics [by] Daniel Kleppner [and] Robert J. Kolenkow. But what about a second introduction with Lagrangian and Hamiltonians? I think I have heard of books like that by Goldstein and Ayra but they don't have answer...

Can anyone recommend some good 'introduction to critical thinking' books?

MNy questions about the QG are vast..i have some math knowledge about GR and only a bit about Regge calculus and Canonical Quantization... 1) if we have the Hamiltonian constraint \bold H =0 then you must have energies (eigenvalues) are all zero¡¡¡ then how does LQG overcome this apparent...

Homework Statement Now assume that the x coordinate of point R is 0.12m and the t coordinate of point K is 0.0050 s. What is the period T ? Homework Equations T = 1/f where f is the frequency and T is the period. The Attempt at a Solution From the graph, there are 2...

I think most students develop their mathematical background up to classical tensors before digging into the physics of general relativity. I think this approach is good, but once this "Introduction to General Relativity" is finished, then the student should refine his mathematical background...

As the title suggests this thread is intended as a summary of differentiation, it is by no means an attempt at an exhaustive discussion of the topic. A detailed knowledge of limits is not required but is useful, it is assumed that the reader has some knowledge of limits and how to implement...

I urgently need some information like introduction and theory on electropolishing for my project. I have tried searching through the internet but to no avail. Does anyone by chance have some useful links that might aid me? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Help me to introduction in superstring theory what is it ?

Hello. Currently, I'm a Sophomore in High School, and I'm about to finish Chemistry 1 Honors Research, and I'm going to start Biology 2 AP in the fall. In Chemistry, there were a few introductions to physics, mainly thermodynamics, nuclear physics, and quantum physics, with their ties to...

Introduction to Nuclear Properties http://www.phys.jyu.fi/research/gamma/publications/ptgthesis/node1.html

An Introduction to pH and Buffer Solutions Calculations [work in progress] This is a work in progress 1. pH and Strong Acids pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution; pH = - log10[H+(aq)]. (From this point forward 'log' will represent log to the...

Nice lectures describing the theory of Quantum Computation. I'm currently watching them. http://www.quiprocone.org/Protected/DD_lectures.htm

Does anyone know how many chapters Courant & John's "Introduction to Calculus and Analysis, Volume II" has? Because I've found a 4 chapter reprint, and was wondering if I should get it.

I'm searching for some online text concerning an introduction and somewhat more advanced topics in ring theory. ps:if you come across on notes for Model theory it would be great too,thx.

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Physics And other references - A nice introduction, including history, to Plasma Physics http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/plasma/lectures/lectures.html and more sites on Plamsa Physics, which include applications in...

Hi! My name is Annie and I am a freshman at UW-Whitewater. I am currently in the introduction to astronomy class. In high school, I took physics and loved it. I even got the 2nd highest grade in the class! This is even more telling when you know that it was a predominantly senior class and...

I have a homework question asking to construct an orthonormal system from the three functions: 1, x, 3x^2 - 1, I know we can approach it using linear algebra method, but as this is a calculus course, I don't think that's what my prof wants us to use. Can anyone guide me through this? Thanks a bunch!

So, where do I begin? I have a current interests in going into Algebraic Topology and I am currently learning about Point-Set Topology and Abstract Algebra, which are pre-requisites to Algebraic Topology. After talking to a professor, he recommended learning some Differential Geometry, but...

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Here is a free and downloadable textbook on Tensor Calculus. http://www.math.odu.edu/~jhh/counter2.html Scroll to bottom of page to find pdf files.

I'm going to study genetics in college next year, and I was hoping I could get a head start. I have looked at many books such as the Cartoon Guide to Genetics, Schaum's Outline Of Genetics, Genetics for Dummies, etc. But I was afriad of some of these books being either too advanced or too...

Hello I am looking for a good book that will give me an introduction to chemistry. I work in the optical field (glasses, contacts etc.) and work with plastic monomers and polymers and would like to know a little more about them and why the react to certain conditions the way that they do. Any...

Hey there fellas, I just joined this board yesterday. I'm a "Vet" over at Bodybuilding.com, so I'm aware of how boards work, just so you understand I'm not just joining the site and making a new thread. I've gone through all of the archives and read through the threads that seem to be about...

Hey guys, I haven't taken thermodynamics yet, I have only taken it in general chemistry, which amounts to pretty much nothing. But I've heard from many friends that Fluid mechanics is a very tough course, so I am trying to teach it to myself before I have to take it next year. I've only...

First let me say, I have absolutely no idea how to do these. If anyone could show me how I would greatly appreciate it. (Thursday 8/25/05 was my first day in this class) Q1) A crane must lift a crate with the mass of 3.5x10^3kg a. How much force would be required? b. On the...

I'm stuck on this problem in the "Relativistic Particle Mechanics" section, number 26. I had no trouble with the first part... but the second part I'm stuck. "Two identical particles move with velocities +-u along the parallel lines z=0, y=+-a in a frame S, passing x=0 simultaneously. Prove...

What is chaos? Hello everybody. I just wanted to know if anyone could explain to me what is chaos all about in verrrrry simple terms, because I found a book on it in the library and I wanted to know if anyone could please give me a simple introduction to what it is as I find the book quite...

Does anyone know a good website, or have a PDF file that gives a good introduction to congruencies? I can't seem to find one on the internet. Thanks for your help.

Help on "Introduction to Electrodynamics 3rd edition by David J. Griffiths" [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm studying that book right now, but I'm having a hard time understanding... Can someone explain what a dirac delta function is and how to use it? I also don't understand the what is the...

Please suggests books which could thoroughly introduce me to the field of cosmology/astronomy (i hardly know the difference between the two). I require a full guide -- a 'scientific Bible', if you will.

Hi string group, I'm a new member. In a few months I'll have completed my final exams and can finally start to write my diploma thesis (german diploma) in theoretical physics and mathematics. Naturally I'm a novice in the subject, having only very superficial basic knowledge from a...

Is this book worth it? It seems like an interesting read.

Which book would you recommend for introduction to aerodynamics? One which is mathematically rigorous as well as comprehensive?

Alright, I did the whole Hello World! thing, but I got stuck on one part. I downloaded the Sun.Java thing, but now when I go into the command prompt and to try and compile it... the computer does not recognize the "javac" command. What's going on? Is there another program?

Hi everyone, I am going to take a digital electronics course next sesmester. But, I know nothing about Digital Electronics. What books do you recommand for introduction to Digital Electronics? And, any website for this course? Thanks.

Just started studying course of ESC-101 Introduction to ELectronics...but did not do well in first mid semester...any suggestions on how to improve in Electronics Most Welcome Thx

Dear friends, I'm a 2nd year physics student and I've taken a subject called "Introduction to the structure of matter". It's a short of introduction to quantum mechanics(blackbody radiation, Schrödinger's equation, statistical mechanics etc,) I would like to ask you what textbook you...

Has anyone used this set of books by Richard Courant and Fritz John? If so, I would like some advice about them.

Hi, Anyone out there have Lawden's book, "An Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and Cosmology"? Expression 39.13 (on p 109) and the sentence that precedes it have me stumped. My understanding of what he's saying is that a symmetric quadratic form can always be diagonalized so that...

Hi all, I wanted to study Lie groups and their connections with differential geometry. But i don't want to get involved with lots of 'deep physics'. I am familiar with a little bit of group theory. can somebody suggest the right introductory material like tutorial papers or books for such a...

Greetings--I have a few questions from An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory by Peskin and Schroeder. Note: I'm not sure how to construct the contraction symbol using \LaTeX, so instead I will use the following cumbersome convention: \overbrace{\psi(x)\overline{\psi(y)}}=S_F(x-y), they...

I really don't want to define a homomorphism like psi(p(x))=p(x-1+I I'm looking for another way to solve that next question: Show that Q[x]/(x-1) is isomorphic to Q[x]/(x-2). Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

INTRODUCTION TO LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY, everything you ever wanted to know... In Loop Quantum Gravity, also referred to as LQG, the attempt is made to introduce the concept of quantum gravity. This is the unification of the General Theory of Relativity and the Quantummechanics. It is a very...

Hi, there, Could you please show me the solution to Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics, problem 2.26? The integral is so complicated. Thanks

Anyone know of any online solutions? Thanks.

I noticed that some copies of this book are available at Amazon for as low as $13.00, and increbible price. I just ordered a copy for my self. If anyone else is interested, they are here:

Hi people, I'm Joseph, 17, English studying European Baccalaureate. I was wondering if anyone here could recommend for me a good introductory book on Complex Analysis that requires only an understanding of the complex numbers you would cover in High School Maths. Maybe something...