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Hello, "Quantum Mechanics" by Basdevant and Dalibard tries to qualitatively deduce stimulated emission of atoms shined upon with some light by using Bose Einstein statistics. Imagine a certain photon in eigenstate n and if we turn on a potential v temporarily, the chance of it ending up in...

My textbook says electrolytes conduct electricity by the Movement of positive and negative ions. I have always thought it was due to the movement Of free electrons but it isn't so . Why is this so ? I have visited a few websites but am unable to reach an answer . By the way, when we say ionic...

Can anyone recommend me a textbook that teaches you how to write simple physics models? I would like to take everything I learned this year in physics 1 and create a program for it since I'm also a comp sci major. This is the best one I found so far but I'm not sure if it's exactly what I...

Homework Statement Evaluate the line integral: int(ydx+xdy) where the path C is y=sinx from (0,0) to (pi/2,0) Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution (pi/2,0) is not a solution to y=sinx. I could use the fundamental theorem but for my potential function I get F(x,y)=xy...

Hello, I'm trying to study from Serway-Jewett's text 6th Edition. My problem is that after each chapter there is like 70+ problems and a lot of them are just too direct and a waste of time.. When I know I have to solve 70+ problems on the same subject I just get really unmotivated.. So if...

I am just finishing up an undergraduate course on quantum mechanics, and I plan on watching Leonard Susskind's online lectures on http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA27CEA1B8B27EB67"over winter break. Does anyone have any suggestions about a textbook that may be good to read along with the...

I'm planning my schedule for next semester and checking out what books I'll need. Before I can take Real Analysis, I must take a course called "introduction to analysis" that uses the following textbook: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471321486/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Does anyone have any experience...

The text for the intro physics class I'm taking is the first edition. I have noticed some errors in earlier chapters, and was wondering if this problem here is also an error? Not sure yet. The question is about a CD. It says to find the angular velocity, and gives two points on the radius...

Homework Statement In the attached picture, I am wondering if there is an error in equation (6.34). In equation (6.33), the partial differential of G/T is taken with respect to T. In (6.34), however, the partial differential of G/T is taken with respect to 1/T and the same outcome is...

Am interested in grad level QED textbooks. Any recommendations appreciated. Also, what are the latest papers on the subject? What journals should I try to get access to? Thanks.

i have 4 blocks of Astronomy and astrophysics in my course. Each block has 4 units ,so a total of 16 units/chapters.I am through with the first block and came across observational astronomy,types of telescopes,absolute/apparent modulus,virial theorem..A good reference textbook is what i need...

Hello. I am a Junior in Highschool who is very interested in mathematics. Most ap macro/microeconomics teach the subject like social studies or english. But I am aware there are more mathematical treatements. I have done Thomas calculus and analytic geometry(4th edition. not the watered...

Hey. I want to get up to an SAT II level of physics so I can skip it next year and go straight to AP Phys. Only thing is, I don't know of any textbook that would work well. Which textbooks would you guys recommend to get to the sufficient level of physics so I can test out of it? (In my school...

Hi there, I've started working through Spivak Calculus, and was wondering if there is an introductory physics textbook that is of similar level of difficulty? I have Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Knight but it's a little slow. Thanks.

I am currently taking an introductory course to DE's that has a heavy emphasis on theory (my professor stresses that this is a math course, not an engineering/applications course). Unfortunately, my professor, though he tries hard, is not good at explaining anything. Even more unfortunately, the...

Hello all, I'm looking for some suggestions for textbooks regarding electromagnetism. I want something that goes in depth and really provides the concepts required to actually understand electricity and magnetism. Any Electrical Courses that I am taking are all circuit analysis... Regards, D.Can...

I am looking for recommendations on the which textbook/resource (though I prefer textbook) provides the greatest understanding and development of intuition in utilizing circuit analysis to solve problems. Background: I have the book: "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits" by Sadiku &...

I'm a second year college student right now and I have decided to major in physics, it is the only subject I have taken so far that has provided me with a challenge (this semester). I am currently taking Physics 2 right now and I have got to say this class is really challenging, well not the...

Hi, I need introductory textbooks for Physics and Maths which cover the following topics. They are the syllabus of both 11th and 12th grade, which is my syllabus for my 12th grade(Long story). If you need me to elaborate further, mentioning individual chapters, please let me know. For...

Hello! I am confused as always, but this time about the following: In a physics textbook, the following happens: From Newtons second law, V is the velocity and is a function of time, t is time, i is initial and f is final. \begin{equation} m\frac{d}{dt}(v) = F(t) \end{equation}...

I want to get the fully understanding in general relativity and quantum mechanic in the level that I can master it and use it for computation. I can handle most of equation, so please suggest me no matter how complex the equation in the book is. I really want it to do some reserch to send as an...

Hello Physicsforums, Some of you may know me from my previous thread "how to thrive at an early age" and I have made much progress. Techniques of integration, differentiation, Newtonian dynamics, functions and limits, energy physics. I am also working on a system of trying to theoretically...

It's possible that I'm not understanding the diagram and their reasoning, but I wanted to check with some people here before I come to a conclusion. Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I don't understand why the book says the formula is false, yet there is a "T"...

Hi every one, can somebody recommend me good calculus textbook for self teaching. I am currently reviewing pre calculus material and i should be finished in a month or so. Today i am starting 3rd grade in high school and i really don't know if there is any calculus in 3 rd grade. I haven't seen...

In a course at a college level, if you read the textbook from front to back instead of just using it for reference it seems to not help the grade? What do you think? P.S. EDIT: and just put this in a reply to the first person to answer: That, the book must be EVIL: The teacher told us, you...

Hey everyone! I want to study trigonometry thoroughly without having to take the course, mostly since I'm taking Precalculus this semester and I'll be learning most of the principles of trigonometry in this course. I want to study it carefully so that I can get myself better prepared for...

I know my question is not clear.All I want to say if genius ones can solve any exercise of textbook without any problem I mean without having a problem at one of the sub exercise.

Does anyone know of a source where I can get "Quantum Physics", by Stephen Gasiorowicz, for a decent price? Thanks.

I've been looking around for a AP Physics B textbook (high school), but haven't found any yet. Any suggestions?:-p It should include all of the topics in this syllabus (can be in more than one Vol.) http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap06_physicsb_syllabus1.pdf...

Hey folks, I've been interested lately in reteaching myself probability as a foundation for information theory. I took an introductory course about 8 months ago and while I did fairly well, I don't feel like I took much intuition away from the course. Are there any recommendations on books or...

Would someone please recommend an introductory textbook on general chemistry? I would like a well-motivated text that makes use of calculus, preferably one written for honors level general chemistry courses (such as the one at the University of Chicago). Thanks for your help!

I'm currently on the searching for a Quantum Mechanics textbook. Does anybody have suggestions for me? Below is a brief description of myself to explain my education level: I am a thrid year mechanical engineering major. I'm about to complete Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic...

I really hope someone can help me with this. Sorry if it's a little bit long but I really need some advice and guidance. Thanks for any help! Please take into consideration that I'm asking for advice on how to further proceed so that way I don't break some kind of rule or copyright. Don't...

Linear Spaces Norms and inner products Holder’s inequality Minkowski’s inequality Normed linear spaces Cauchy sequences and complete spaces Banach spaces Reitz representation theorem Hilbert spaces Orthogonal bases Generalized Fourier expansions Lebesgue Measure and...

Hi, I am starting self studying quntum mechanics from Shankars textbook and need a mathematicatical methods text to cover the material he covers in his first chapter. Having gone through ML Boas mathematical physics text didnt help much and my linear algebra background is of Strangs linear...

How do you do it? I'm currently studying microbiology from 2 different sources online. They are both notes uploaded by two teachers at two different universities. What one considers as important the other doesn't. And certain things one of them say it won't be covered in the course. So I've...

I am going to start with the dummies to calculus I, but I'd like a book that gives real life examples of calculus in use. Would that be really any math textbook or does anyone have recommendations?

Hi, I'm in my second year of my degree in Physics specialising in Theoretical Physics. My second year is coming to an end now and next year we will begin a course called Advanced Classical Physics (ACP) which will introduce Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics as well as SR and...

What is the absolute best abstract algebra book for graduate students? I was wanting a book that covers algebra in the most comprehensive manner possible, at about the level of Hungerford's Algebra. I was wondering if Carstensen's Abstract Algebra in the Sigma Series in Pure Mathematics is a...

Is it just me, but if you multiply anything by 100% you'll end up with the same number? I believe the authors meant to write 100, not 100%. This is from 5 steps to a 5 AP Chem. [PLAIN]http://i.min.us/icDcjc.png

Hello all, I am currently in University and I am retaking a course that I dropped last year due to the fact that there was no textbook and the time I spent in the course was a frantic scramble for reliable information and attempting to understand what the professor was teaching. I have looked...

Can someone recommend me a 2nd year linear algebra textbook that is good for self-learning? The course is linear methods II and the topics are: Vector spaces, subspaces, independence, basis and dimension, row and column space of a matrix, rank, applications. Linear transformations...

I am looking for a textbook that gives a good description of the cosmic rays hitting the Earth. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks.

I was recently denied internal transfer to my University's Electrical Engineering degree program. Though I'm perfectly happy going into either chemistry or physics, I would still like to learn a bit of electrical engineering in my spare time. Could someone give me some suggestions on an absolute...

Hello, I don't know what Physics Textbook, I should buy. Actually, I already had Physics Textbook that is Physics for scientists and engineers by Serway. However, right now I want to buy a new one. Which one I should buy. Please help me. (I think a problem book from irodov is a good one, but I...

Is there any cosmology book out there that is up to date, more substantial than Linder, but less so than Weinberg? I own Linder and have read it, and it's fine, but it only goes so far. I have a pretty firm grasp of GR, but if I bought Weinberg I think the chances I'd wade through it are slim...

According to my biology textbook, calico cats get their fur color mosiac from the random deactivation of one of their X chromosomes, by condensing them into barr bodies and displaying either the maternal or paternal X chromosome fur color only. IE each cell randomly deactivates either X and...

I have been plagued with bad quality printing in textbooks, so many different publishers with a quality of printing that can only be described as ****, and it is doing my head in. If you're familiar with Landau & Lifgarbagez series of books, to my knowledge they are only published by...

I had to drop out of school for personal reasons,I am only trying to remember math,for fun. So I have this pre algebra book(actually there is an intoduction to algebra at the end): http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/0131490575/ What book should I buy next? also one that uses meters,kms and etc if...

Homework Statement In Physics for Scientists and Engineers Volume 1 Eighth Edition (Serway, Jewett) Number 55. in Chapter 5, I checked the answer key and would like to know why they don't consider the forces of friction in a), b), c), d), and e)? This confuses me. Thank you. Homework...