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Hey guys, So I've recently decided that I will apply to study a Bachelor of Science in 2016, and to spend this year acquiring the prerequisites that I missed when I was in high school. I've been learning maths on Khan Academy, and have just applied to an introductory maths course. After this, I...

Hi everyone, As of late I've been really wanting to push on with my interest in particle Physics by tackling the rather daunting theoretical model that we call supersymmetry. However, to put it simply, I'm not entirely sure where to start! There's so many different textbooks on the subject out...

Is there any information out there regarding this topic? I know open source textbooks seem to be becoming popular in some places, and there is now a good amount of free textbooks (legal textbooks, I mean) online. In particular, there's an entire page of free online math textbooks on the...

Dear Physics Forum personnel, I am a college sophomore with double majors in mathematics and microbiology. I apologize for this interruption but I wrote this email to seek your advice and recommendation on linear algebra textbook. I will be taking the "theoretical, proof-based" introductory...

How to get free mathematics and engineering textbooks? I need them in pdf file form. The textbooks I want are college and university textbooks. Any website/link that gives free textbooks are welcome. I need them for self study and I'm compiling a library of textbooks.

I want a good book on Physical Chemistry at 11-12(university or pre-un) grade level. It should include topics about bonding(VSEPR, VBT, MO) etc. I also need suggestions about some books on organic and inorganic chemistry.

I am currently studying A level Further Pure Mathematics, and I will be joining university next year. I want to brush up on precalculus (algebra, trigonometry, geometry) and calculus (differential, integral [single variable]), except that this time I need a more rigorous treatment of those...

Hi everybody, I am currently a Junior in college studying Physics. I am planning on going to Graduate School, which obviously requires the GREs. I have looked up that the physics GRE is 12% Quantum Mechanics (as per this source https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/content/physics). However...

What are the most frequently cited __________ textbooks in the physics literature? Where __________ is: thermodynamics quantum mechanics classical mechanics electromagnetism etc. ? I'm looking for lists based on citation statistics. Surely there are citations data out there on this.

maybe I'm looking in all the wrong places or its too much detail for one text. all the books i find just give an overview of this without going into detail. I'm teaching myself maths, physics, chemistry and molecular biology, and I'm trying to understand the fundamental concepts (ive learned...

Dear PF friends, I am a sophomore with double majors in microbiology and mathematics (just declared on last week) doing research on the computational/quantitative biology research in the field of virology. In future, I want to go to a graduate school in either virology or computational biology...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1133949010/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1285057090/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1133959741/?tag=pfamazon01-20 So I'm planning on buying the books in the links above (Algebra and trig, precalc and calc by Ron Larson), but as they are...

Hi, I need suggestions for picking up some standard textbooks for the following set of topics as given below: Ordinary and singular points of linear differential equations Series solutions of linear homogenous differential equations about ordinary and regular singular points...

There are two courses specifically called math methods for scientists (grad level) that are offered in my school. I am doing a interdepartmental degree in microelectronics/solid state physics (Electrical Engineering/Materials Engineering/Physics) focused more on the physics side of it. I...

I have noticed that in my classical mechanics course and in the textbook I read for it, the portion in examples that require to look at the sum of forces for the system is different than what I am accustomed to in introductory texts. For example, if we were dealing with a system with a ball of...

Hello. I'm currently taking a lower level course in statistics. It is an okay course; however, it is not very rigorous and my professor is a "this is what you need to know" sort of teacher versus one who explains the theory and reasons behind the equations as well. The required textbook for...

Hi all, I am extremely interested in GR, but somehow feel that the books I read are not really enough. Frankly, I find many question on this site and elsewhere completely bewildering, which makes me think that I don't have a solid foundation, especially in classical mechanics and various...

Hello everyone, my name is Silkia and I'm a new member. I am a pediatrician but as with Alejandro in another thread my real love has always been physics. In three occasions I had decided that this was my career choice but long "stories" short, I ended up in medical school. As an undergraduate I...

Hello everybody at the forum. My name is Alejandro, and I am a spanish telecommunication engineer, currently working as technologies teacher. My passion has always been physics, and I even thought seriously of studying a physics degree instead of my telecommunication degree. But now, at my 35...

I want to learn math and science from the ground up as my foundations are very weak. Most people I asked recommended that I try to get my hands on Russian textbooks as they are the 'best of the best'. Hearing this got me interested! I have six questions: 1. Are the Russian math and science...

Hi, my lecturer insists that I buy the brand-name textbooks from all of the branches of physics and to start a collection of these. He insists that using ebooks is not a good approach to learning. Now, he proceeds from the assumption that I will become an academic for whom these textbooks will...

What are some of the physics and calculus textbooks in common use in American high schools today? I have this fantasy that I want to finish out my career as a H.S teacher rather than an aging cube jockey. I'm pretty sure I understand the material at the high school level, or at least can...

We had a thread about awful textbooks recently, but what about the converse? Which textbooks do you consider to be incredibly well-written, clear and (almost) flawless. Which books do you consider to be closer to a work of art than a science book. It doesn't matter what topic it is or how...

Hello, I would like to strengthen my math knowledge by going through a series of basic pure math topics. Sort of what Math 55 does at Harvard, which covers linear algebra (Axler) and analysis (Rudin). I have a MSc in Computer Science, so I will not be going through these topics for the first...

Hi PF, I'm moving to the UK from the US to start on a M.Sc. in plasma physics this fall. I really want to take some of my undergrad textbooks with me, but the shipping charge is outrageous. There are about 4 books that I must have, but I'd prefer more than that. A 10lb Fedex box said it...

I am looking for USA textbooks regarding to math, biology, physics, chem for 9-12 class. please help me?

Hello! I have some questions about the textbooks in the organic chemistry. I have been using the organic textbooks by L.G. Wade, Clayden, and Loudon. I love those books, but I have been hearing that the textbooks wrote by Klein, Carey, Morrison Boyd, and Hornback are really good. Do I...

Hello guys :smile:, First of all, sorry for my bad english, I'm not a native speaker. :) I'm a Swiss currently in High School. I first took Philosophy as a specialization when I began my High School, but as I started to think about what kind of study I wanted to do at University, I...

I've taken a Calculus course with Steward Calclulus, and to be honest I didn't really like that book, so I'm looking for a new book to have in case I'll need to review some differentiation or integration during my science studies. I've seen many mathematicians speak about Michael spivak...

So, I was looking for resources where I can learn quantum mechanics. I know very little about it. But I have learned algebra, trigonometry, calculus, linear algebra, and discrete mathematics if that helps. So is there any textbooks on quantum mechanics? If quantum mechanics requires solving...

Does anyone know any recommended Number Theory textbooks for independent study? I have a few lecture notes/eBooks, but I always prefer having a physical textbook which I can read and learn from. I would prefer a textbook with exercises + answers, so I can check if my answers are correct. I'm...

What a great teaching opportunity! Why aren't more textbooks gears towards kids actual interests. Most problems are so dry. Include batman or Spider-Man and kids may actually be interested!

Hi again, I'm looking for a book to self study thermal physics/statistical mechanics. I would like one with an abundance of worked examples and problems with solutions as well. I've browsed through a few other threads and found these were the general "good" books deemed by the community...

I want to teach myself physics and math - I'm currently halfway through my first year in physics, but I hate riding the magic gravy train where my professors spoon feed me little bits of information - where there's some stuff I won't see for a year or two even though physics isn't necessarily...

When trying to learn/review by using textbooks? do you usually answer everything or you just answer till you think you understand well enough?

Would you buy a second hand textbook if you couldn't afford a brand new one? On amazon for example there are $100 books selling for $5 second hand or multihand but I just have a feeling they will have scribbles and crap all over them. What is your general experience from buying multihand books?

Hi, I've looked under the mathematics textbook section on this site and I can see algebra and geometry but not a single trigonometry book... Is trigonometry normally covered in algebra books something? My trigonometry is really quite terrible and I know the absolute basics so I'm looking for...

Hi, I recently got some money and I wanted to pick up some textbooks that are worth the ridiculous prices that they go for. So I was thinking of getting; Mechanics - Landau (Debated Goldstein but the reviews for Landau won me over and I find that even though Goldstein is more dense, it...

Can you recommend me at least 2 college textbooks for AP Calculus BC and AP Physics C (Mechanics)? I really want to score 5's on both of them next year and I need 2 textbooks that has many challenging problems and accurate solutions in the back. I want the name of the textbook, edition, author...

I am looking for a rigorous-calculus based introductory physics textbook with very good conceptual presentations. I would like one that provides mathematical derivations and proofs for the formulas and equations using calculus. I have a calculus based textbook, but it is severely lacking. The...

I came across an old math book written in the 1930-40s on number theory. I became very impressed with the detail in which the book went into the subject. In comparison to the textbooks available currently, it consisted of mostly worded text. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on some old...

Hey guys; can anyone recommend some tough textbooks for math and science high school and calculus level. Not the 100$ new ones but some old ones such as some listed in the "So you want to be a mathematcian" thread? Thanks.

I was always good at maths, just because primary/high school math was simple enough to find concrete examples for the abstract concepts, and that helped me a lot on exams. Since then I tried to grasp more advanced concepts. But I always faced with pure overformalized, overgeneralized stuff...

I wonder if the German speaking members have recommendation to classic German textbooks or writings in Physics and Mathematics. I prefer undergraduate level but you can of course share other important works. I am also interested in learning German physics and mathematical terms since they have...

Hi guys, I'm looking good website to buy textbooks online beside Amazon.com. I know it is preferred but I can't help but notice the high-price offered there. For instance I want to purchase University Physics by Young and Freedman, but it's almost 200$ there. I'm surprised, is it normal for...

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 am a sophomore applied mathematics major and would like to teach myself some physics. I can I would like suggestions on a good book on intermediate mechanics. I have looked up the pre-reqs at my college and I have already have taken those classes. I would like a book that has worked out...

I've seen a few posts about fusion on this thread so I thought I'd give this a shot: I'm an mechanical engineering grad student working in alternative energy and have become interested in learning more about fusion (I'm currently conducting research on fuel cell systems). What are some good...

So I wanted to begin studying linear algebra prior to the start of my first academic year at university. One textbook I want to use is "Linear Algebra Done Right" by sheldon axler. Any feedback on this text would be nice.

Hey, I'm new here! I am a Sophomore in high school way over in urban Idaho, and I am at an impass. I have an extreme desire to learn physics, which I could take next year but decided to take AP Chem instead (I am taking AP Bio this year). So naturally I decided that I would teach myself...