Textbook Definition and 998 Threads

Could someone recommend an accessible and well-known textbook of complex analysis for graduate education? thx

I just finished the first 4 chapters of Sakurai's Modern qm, and now I'm beginning to learn purterbation method and scattering theory, but from the feedback it seems that many people are quite unsatisfied with Modern qm on these parts. Could you guys recommand a nice book on perturbation and...

I am a college physics grad. For many subtopics of precalculus or calculus, the following statement applies to me: "I can easily solve problems that involve X, but I can't really tell you what X is or why it matters." I'd like to spend some spare time to gain a strong understanding of the...

So, the list of required texts for my fall courses came out today and I found that my topology course is requiring this piece of crap: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441928197/?tag=pfamazon01-20. Normally I'm not scared away by bad reviews, but in this case I can't help thinking that the instructor...

Hello, I apologize in advance for the odd nature of this question. Can anyone recommend any renowned old (circa 1900s-1940s) elementary algebra textbooks? I have for a while been searching for some (as a hobby I collect old math texts), but it has been very difficult to determine which were...

Hey all. I have a friend who has been out of high school for quite a while, and he is wanting to learn a little math (just basics). I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find a good book for someone who is not familiar with much math at all. I am guessing we would need to start...

Hey all, I'm looking for a good introductory biology textbook at the high school level. I never took biology in high school, so I need something that is very introductory, but at the same time a good book so that I'll be well prepared for biology courses in college.

I used Gilbert Strang's text: Introduction to Linear Algebra, to introduce myself to the subject. The book drops off after giving a brief introduction to Linear Transformations. Can someone recommend a second text in Linear algebra that begins with Linear Transformations and develops the subject...

I see that there is another thread on this, but I do not know if my needs are the same and I did not want to hijack the thread...hence creating another... I need to take a chemistry placement exam and wanted to study before I take it. I'm in my first year of college. Any recommendations on...

please tell me which is best textbook of chemistry .I have first year in college

I am currently (considered) a junior in high school having just finished my sophomore year. I will be taking AP Calc BC, Physics C (both units), along with Computer Science 1 and 2 at a community college. I have a strong background in computational problem solving and am fluent in C++, Java...

can anyone recommend calculus textbooks that cover material after calculus II?

Sorry if this topic has been covered before or if I'm posting it in the wrong section. I'm new to the forum. I am about to start General Physics 1 this summer (start date June 3rd) and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for additional textbooks to purchase that could really help...

Homework Statement A. Mrs. Moyer’s class has to choose 4 out of 12 people to serve on an activity committee. B. The four chosen students are then selected for the positions of chairperson, activities planner, activity leader, and treasurer. What is the probability that anyone of the...

Im looking for a quantum mechanics textbook(preferably cheap) but I've found some and I just don't want to be spending too much money on something i won't be able to understand. I am 14 years old but i do know a lot about this subject and am craving for more knowledge, I've read tons of...

If anyone could walk me through any of these or provide any help I'd appreciate it. Thanks I owe you one. Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

Does anyone know a good assembler textbook ?! :) Hello , everyone :) Could anyone suggest a good assembler textbook ? It would be nice , if it covered working with strings in detail , a tutorial about working with strings would also do nicely :) Thank you in advance :) P.S. Oh , and by the...

Could you pls advise me QFT textbooks where the Schwinger effect is described... Thanks a lot

Homework Statement Is the answer provided by the textbook solution manual wrong? Here is the textbook exercise: A bob with a mass of 0,500 kg is on the end of a long chord and suspended on a pivot (no friction). The distance of the center of mass of the the bob to the pivot-point is 250 cm...

Hello, a very interesting forum you have here:) So, to business The topic says it all - I'm looking for a good textbook for undergraduate on probabilities and mathematical statistics. Could you recommend something? I thought about: First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross, but I have read a...

To the viewer of this post, What is a good source for the symbols used in a P&ID? I would like to have a textbook or similar which would have all (if possible, or a majority) which I could easily reference to now and in the future when drawing/analysis P&ID's. Kind regards, pavadrin

Hi, I'm planning to take the physics GRE subject test in the near future. I have a good undergrad education, so I was recommended to pick up a general physics textbook and to read it completely as a study review. The question is: what textbook? I know the names of the most common ones...

Dear forum, I recently took an analytic mechanics course at UCLA in which the average grade on the first midterm was something like a 27 out of 80. The teacher was a brilliant man but unfortunately could not convey the material to the students. I don't think anyone felt as though they had...

Apparently everyone uses either Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth H. Rosen or Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Susanna S. Epp. Are these really the best ones? Both are very long texts which make me think they're not rigorous and they're descriptive like Stewart’s...

So I haven't taken a Chemistry class in about 10 years and even then I did horrible. I think this was because I just didn't care. I'm confident I can pick up the material now. Anyway, this fall I have to take Chem 1 and want to be prepared. What's a good (popular) undergrad Chemistry textbook...

Hi, I was just wondering if someone can suggest an undergrad textbook which will help me understand SHM, Wave motion, interference and superposition, both mathematically and conceptually. I am having a hard time in my first year second semester course which is focused only on the topics listed...

I'm currently taking a Calculus Based Physics course. We have an exam in a few days. Although I understand the material well and have performed many textbook problems, my teacher is known for putting challenging questions on the exams. My Prof. writes his own exams, so they are not based on the...

Hey all, I'm currently studying from a book called "Real mathematical analysis" by Charles Pugh. Each section has over 100 questions. Obviously when working on the questions, I can't do all of them. How should I go about picking the ones that I should do?

Homework Statement This isn't really a homework question, but something I've been wanting to know out of curiosity in David Griffiths' Introduction to Electrodynamics. On pages 131 and 132, there is a Fourier series, V(x,y) = \frac{4V_0}{\pi}\sum_{n=1,3,5...}\frac{1}{n}e^{\frac{-n \pi...

Hi please answer my question. quantum mechanic in Sakurayi , Gaziorovich books belong to which of interpretations(many worlds, copenhagen, ...)? thanks.:confused:

Hello all, Purely out of interest, I considered taking a general physics course at my local university. However, I don't really want to spend the money on a course. So, I'm looking for a recommendation for a good college general physics textbook to study on my own (I presume that I will...

I'm going to take a course on Biophysics next semester but there's no textbook. I heard it's because the professor is really good. Here's the description: Introduction to the structure, properties, and function of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and membranes. In depth study of the...

I see that there are four different GTM textbooks on the subject. Which one of these is the most suitable for self-study? GTM 56: Algebraic Topology: An Introduction / Massey GTM 127: A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology / Massey GTM 153: Algebraic Topology / Fulton I want to pick up...

Can someone suggest a good fortran introductory text, with examples and exercises?

I want to buy another Partial differential equation and Boundary value problems textbook. The ones I have are: 1) Partial Differential Equation, An Introduction by Walter A. Strauss. 2) Partial differential equation and Boundary value problems by Nakhle Asmar. 3) Differential Equation...

Title says it all. But to further elaborate... it's been about 12 years since I had general chemistry, I don't remember any of it, and would like to pick up a textbook to refresh my knowledge. I majored in math and physics, so I would prefer the book not to dodge the use of, say, calculus...

Question: A hot-air balloonist is ascending vertically at 1.8m/s during a burn. At the same time, a passenger drops an object from the balloon and notes that the object takes 15s to strike the ground. At what height is the balloon when the object strikes the ground assuming g=0.8m/s/s, no wind...

How did you guys like your intro to bio textbooks? What was your favorite and why?

Does anyone know a good textbook on Astronomy? Containing the elliptical quantities: a,e,i,w,N,LP,ML,MA,EA,r and v and how to convert these quantities to: RA, DEC, Azi and Elev plus more info about the planets and the stars.

Hello, I am currently reading Mark Srednicki's textbook on QFT. Questions posted on this forum indicate that I'm not the only one. ;-) I'd like to follow Srednicki's advice and discuss what I learn in his book with other humans ! I haven't found someone here at my university. Is there...

Hi, I was wondering about your opinions and recommendations on some physics texts, both free and costly. In about a half a year I'm going off to college, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for college yet. By that I mean I'm not prepared to make all A's, which I'm aiming for. But of course, my asking...

this is just a small question, how much do textbook solutions usually round? I just did a question that came to an equation 4*10^6 - 1 * 10^4 / (0.01/0.5(4*10^6 - 1 * 10^4)) the calculator says like 796 000 500 000 000. something something and the textbook says that it should be 8.0 * 10^14...

I took Differential Equations some years back and was out of college for a while. I am back to college and majoring in Physics and taking upper level physics courses. I am looking for a good Differential Equations textbook that I can use to refresh and keep. Any recommendations? Thanks!

I've finished Richard Courant's "Introduction to Calculus and Analysis" Volume 1 (single variable calculus), and I was wondering, what is the next book that I should read? I was thinking of his volume 2 which deals with multi-variable calculus, but there is a math course I will have to take next...

I want to study electromagnetism, but my math background is only calc I (working on calc II right now). Is there a good textbook on E&M that is appropriate for my background? 'Physics for scientists and engineers' by Serway was recommended but I'd like to cross-check with the community. Or...

I'm going to be taking Algebra 2 this semester (even though I should be much further along by now but a teacher screwed up several years ago :( ) and I'd like to get ahead. Can anyone recommend a good textbook for this OTHER than what the class will be using? (I don't know what they'll be using...

Could any of you recommend a functional analysis textbook? I have looked at "Methods of modern mathematical physics" by Reed&Simon, but they assume a pure-maths BSc background, thus this book is not ideal for me. About my background: I have an Applied Physics BSc and starting a Theoretical...

I just discovered that this year I am going to be teaching AP Physics C (the one with calculus) - just the mechanics curriculum. And the school does NOT have any textbooks for the students yet. So I was just asked to make a textbook recommendation. In the past I have taught AP Physics B...

What's a good calculus textbook? Especially for self study. I've narrowed things down to James Stewart's Calculus and Larson's Calculus with Analytic Geometry. Does anyone know if Michael Spivak's Calculus is only single variable, or does it include multivariable?

Hello everyone. I registered here because I am having difficulty with my physics book. My class required us to purchase Tiplers Physics for scientists and engineers. However I find the book very confusing and difficult to follow. While I am sure it is a good book it just isn't the one for me...