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I would like to learn calculus from the start. I have had pre-calculus and have basic ideas about limits and derivates(though not very rigorously). Which book should I use? I have the book "Calculus The Easy Way" by Douglas Downing. I also have access to Calculus One by Ohio State University...

I’m searching for an introduction to relativistic Boltzmann equation. (Sorry, I know this is a question about learning material) I’ve read an excellent script from David Tong about non-relativistic kinetic theory (from Liouville to Navier-Stokes using Boltzmann equation (see link below)...

So I am math major and I chose to take 3 calculus based physics courses instead of 1 cal physics and 2 other science disciplines for cc transfer. I have completed calculus 2 recently and will start linear algebra in the spring. Eventually I will take Calculus 3 with Ordinary Differential...

I'm beginning the chapter of Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum and it says the following which got me confused: Source: http://cnx.org/contents/031da8d3-b525-429c-80cf-6c8ed997733a@8.32:68/College_Physics When I was introduced acceleration at the beginning, it was stated that an...

1. "William Tell is said to have shot an apple off his son's head with an arrow. If the arrow was shot with an initial speed of 55m/s and the boy was 15m away, at what launch angle did Bill aim the Arrow? (Assume that the arrow and the apple are initially at the same height above the...

I am looking for introductiory books on gauge theory and conformalfield theory and polyakov integrals for research in Bosonic string theory. Any other material recommendations for String theory that are necessary for bosonic string theory or heterotic string theory are definelty apreciated. To...

Hello PF'ers, Does anyone have insight on the best way to learn Signal Processing? I am new to the subject and feel totally lost in my course. Our professor has a teaching style that doesn't work for me. He isn't teaching from a textbook and the notes don't fully explain things. Successful...

Ok, for my differential equations class we are using a textbook called "An Introduction To Differential Equations and Their Applications" by Stanley Farlow. The book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/048644595X/?tag=pfamazon01-20 and I must say that I 100% agree with the assessment...

Hello, I have just started to learn myself parallel programming specifically MPI. I know that this is going to be a silly question. I am trying to run the most basic 'hello world' program : program example1 implicit none !--Include the mpi header file include 'mpif.h' integer...

I was reading a problem my brother was assigned in his introductory physics course. The problem specifically asks to give the velocity from viewing a graph. The velocity is 2/3 m/s and it asked to give it in two significant figures. So I thought it would be .66, however the online site he was...

Hello fellows, Properly introducing myself into dark matter so in the quest for book suggestions from those of you who are into the topic. Thanks in advance

hi fellas, I want my undergrad thesis on general relativity. I need a good book on einstein field equations and its exact solutions to work with. also a book where are some solved problems and some exercises to guide me to right track any suggestions ? regards

heyy guys i have done a course on introduction to robotics on edx.org ... now i want to go to the next level in the field ... so could u please direct me to any books or moocs which can help me reach the advanced level... thanks ø

Hello Everbody! I want to learn Fock-space. Can somebody point me to a useful textbook where the basics are covered? Or even a good textbook where a chapter or two cover it? Many thanks in advance!

Hi, I am taking (ordinary) differential equations as a summer course and we are studying from a horrid textbook, in my opinion. Just curious if anyone might be able to suggest what is considered to be the "standard" introductory text on ODE. While I'm certainly interested in PDE, I don't...

I am an upcoming freshman. I will major in engineering. When applying to the school I chose mechanical because of its "versatility and stability in the job market." (I don't fully understand the meaning of these phrases; I get my knowledge from anecdotal experience when browsing forums). I may...

Q: When a sound wave with a certain intensity is detected by the tympanic membrane, the amplitude of the resultant motion is 1.0 nm (1.0 x 10-9 m). If the frequency of the sound is 600 Hz, what is the maximum speed of the membrane oscillation? My answer: 1)Vmax = wA (where w= angular velocity)...

Given a function f(x), I'm wondering if the slope of the secant between points a, f(a) and b, f(b) is equal to the average of the derivative at a and b. Mathematically, I want to know whether: \frac{f(a) - f(b)}{a - b} = \frac{f'(a) + f'(b)}{2} is true. I can see that it is for...

"The printed area of a book will be 81 cm2. The margins at the top and bottom of the page will each be 3 cm deep. The margins at the sides of the page will each be 2 cm wide. What page dimensions will minimize the amount of paper?" (Calculus and Vectors, Peter Crippin et al., 158). [I added...

Difficult Introductory Electricity Circuit Problem -- Capacitors Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution This problem was very difficult, and the most I could do was re-arrange the circuit into a make-shift Wheatstone bridge with all capacitors instead of resistors/voltmeter...

Homework Statement Consider a three-dimensional system with wave function ψ. If ψ is in the l = 0 state, we already know that Lzψ=0. Show that Lxψ=0 and Lyψ=0 as well. Homework Equations [Lx,Ly]ψ = i*h-bar*Lzψ The Attempt at a Solution I'm having trouble figuring out where to...

I've been thinking about this for around 7 months now, which is way too much; Munkres seems like the "typical" introduction to topology book (kind of like how Griffiths is the "typical" E&M text), and various people (from the reviews over at Amazon) make it seem like it is an undergraduate level...

What introductory calculus textbook do you recommend? Is Spivak's book good or is it too hard? What about Ron Larson's?

I did not post this on the homework forum because they required to use the template. First, I have been using the "Known____Unknown______Equations" format; however, I feel this is not organized well enough for me. Then, I tried "Variables____Components_______________Equations" format. Do...

link to problem: http://www.csu.edu/chemistryandphysics/msabella/ccli/UpdatedLabs/physics2-calc/HW%20packet.pdf I don't under part two of question two on the assignment with the Case C and D. my gut instinct tells me that they are equal, but I do not have justifacation and when I look back...

Hey PF, I'm really getting into physics and I'm want to explore and learn more about physics than what i just did in class during my last semester in High School. My class mostly about motion, projectiles, energy, work, etc. very basic stuff considering it’s my first introduction to physics. But...

Hello so lovely people! I present my self: Ali, 12 years old from Niger, I decided to start learning physics on my own.Some people first recommended me to read a book titled "Conceptual physics" to get the sense of what we are doing physics, I have read it and it is excellent! Now I try to go...

The question is: What current is flowing in a metal wire if 3.0*10^18 electrons pass a given point in a time of 0,10s? I know that 1 electron has a charge of 1.60*10^-19 I also know that one coulomb is 6.24*10^18 Lastly I know to find current I need to use the formula Q=I*t, but change it...

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've split the proof for part a) into 3 parts: here's what I have thus far: 1) to prove H is an upper bound consider: H < 0 as an upper bound for S. We take H = -1 and hence H^2 = 1 and 1 \leq 3. 1 is in the set S and hence H < 0 is not an upper bound which implies that H > 0 is an upper...

I am a junior in high school enrolled in an AP Physics B course, and as you are probably aware the curriculum consists exclusively "classical physics". I understand the value of easy calculation in teaching physics without calculus, but I am concerned as to whether or not an education in...

My question is why did they choose to calculate the voltage across a circuit element as vi - vf because it seems contradictory. More detail is in the document. Someone please answer because this has been bothering me. THank you.

Could someone recommend me a good Introductory Fluid Mechanics book? It's only an introductory course so it doesn't have to be too comprehensive at all. Thanks.

Hello, sorry if this is an easy question, but I don't quite get it. Here it is: Planet X is home to an alien culture called the Xinbar. The planets diameter is twice as large as the Earth's and made out of the same stuff (i.e., the densities are the same). The Xinbar are made out of the...

Hi everyone. In my class we are now learning about Quantum theory & the whole "shananigans". Yesterday we talked about orbitals (s, p, d, f, g). In one of the classes my Physics teacher said that the letter "l" (lowercase L) indicates the sub-shell and "m (sub) l" the location of the orbits...

Hi, what would be some of the best self-learning University physics introductor materials, books, (perhaps online video courses) you could recommend? I’ve been looking through the “physics learning materials” where I found some great pdf files/notes, but what would be great is if there...

I am taking this introductory course on quantum mechanics. I am not very satisfied with the "shallowness" of the literature intended for the course, and I would like to buy a better book. Does anybody have any recommendations? Thanks :)

An Introduction To Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics by Stowe is the course textbook for my Statistical Physics course I am having trouble with the book as it does NOT provide good examples and explanations nor does it have solutions just answers. I was wondering if there is Schaums or...

I'm a high school grad, my knowledge of college level physics is quite rudimentary. I would like to start learning about L & H dynamics. What textbook would you guys recommend for novices?

I'd like to find out the names of well known and comprehensive introductory texts(at the undergraduate level) in electrical engineering, mechanical (and) aerospace engineering. I'm looking at the something like what University Physics(Sears and Zemansky), Resnick and Halliday are in physics.

I'd like to find out the names of well known and comprehensive introductory texts(at the undergraduate level) in electrical engineering, mechanical (and) aerospace engineering. I'm looking at the something like what University Physics(Sears and Zemansky), Resnick and Halliday are in physics.

Author: Omi M. Inouye Title: Introductory Calculus For Infants Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0987823914/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Homework Statement I was reading from Spacetime Physics (2nd Edition) by Taylor and Wheeler when I stumbled upon this problem I couldn't get right. Here's the gist of the part of the problem that I couldn't solve: Assume Earth is the rest frame of reference and that the planet Sirius is in...

I am looking for a title on introductory physics meeting criteria that are seldom met these days. Concise, ideally 500 pages or less Not cluttered with lots of extraneous boxes and such. (This ties into the first criterion.) Has at least partial solutions in the back Calculus-based but...

Homework Statement Your factory is building RC low-pass filters using 10-6 F capacitors and 1k Ohm resistors. Suddenly the worldwide supply of capacitors dries up and you now have to build filters with the same electrical characteristics but you have to use inductors and resistors rather...

(First post, hi everyone.) I'm reading Griffith's textbook on intro to quantum mech right now. After establishing the following equation $$\left\langle f(x) \right\rangle = \int f(x)p(x)\,dx$$ And thus $$\left\langle x \right\rangle = \int x|\Psi|^2\,dx$$ He goes on to find...

Hello I am wonderinf if you guys know about a good introductiry book on real analysis where they use examples. I have found some books online, but they seem to not show with examples what we can do. I have read to Spivak calculus book is a good introduction, but I think it was too basic. I...

I want one good for physicists does not need to be very rigorous

Hi all, My Topology textbook arrived in the mail today, so I started reading it. It begins with an introduction to an object called metric spaces. It says A metric on a set X is a function d: X x X -> R that satisfies the following conditions: -some conditions-- I am not...

Homework Statement You’re given a 12.0V battery, 3 light bulbs (of 10.0Ω each), and LOTS of 10.0Ω resistors. Make a circuit so that the light bulbs’ brightnesses are multiples of 1, 2, 3. In other words, if the dimmest light bulb has brightness B, the second dimmest will have brightness 2B, and...