Which textbooks are you currently working through?

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The discussion centers on self-study resources in mathematics, programming, and physics. The individual is currently engaged with several advanced texts, including "Calculus Vol 2" by Apostol, "Linear Algebra" by Hoffman and Kunze, and "Introduction to Set Theory" by Hrbacek and Jech. They are also learning Linux through "Learning the Linux Command Line" by William Shotts and exploring Roger Penrose's "The Road to Reality." Additionally, they are working on assignments provided by Professor Robert Brown, who has been supportive by sharing extensive resources. A recent completion of "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie has led to a focus on practical exercises that enhance programming skills. The individual is revisiting Weinberg's "Lectures on Quantum Mechanics" and comparing it with other texts, noting that the problems in Basdevant and Dalibard's work appear particularly engaging.
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I mean more in a self-study sense than required reading for a course. Currently I'm working through 4 books,
Calculus Vol 2 by Apostol
Linear Algebra by Hoffman and Kunze
Introduction to Set Theory by Karel Hrbacek and Thomas Jech
Learning the Linux Command Line by William Shotts (I'm an Arch newbie).
 
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I'm currently reading The Road to Reality,a complete guide to the law's of the universe by Roger Penrose.

And I'm working on work given to me by Prof Robert Brown. Found his textbooks on Google, emailed him to see if he could give me any more so he emailed me a couple of gb's of work to do. Dude is a legend.
 
I recently finished Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C programming language" soon I'll try and finish some if not all exercises.
It turns out the course on programming was even worse than I feared. The exercises (focused on implementing selected features of common libraries) in there really help to understand programming in my opinion.

I'm doing a reread of Weinberg's Lectures of Quantum mechanics. This is framed in a comparison between Griffiths, Basdevant and Dalibard (winner so far) and some other QM books.
In time I'll go through the problems, at first glance it seems like the ones in Basdevant and Dalibard are the most interesting.
 
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