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Hello :) I am looking for some books for an intro to topology and what other books I need to supplement my readings not quite sure the prereqs for topology but I am willing to learn the stuff needed thank you! P.S Physical textbooks are what I am looking for but if that's not available then...

Hi, I'm completely lost in this discipline. Does anyone know of a good book with solved exercises and some examples, particularly on the 3 types of ensembles (microcanonical, canonical and large canonical), quantum mechanics statistical physics, and fermions/bosons gases? Thank you.

I am a math grad student who has really got interested in spacecraft control and navigation. Like a lot of people, I have been playing too much ksp and gotten interested in the mathematics of spacecraft navigation and control. For fun, I derived some basic motion and control equations...

Hey, I wanted to know if anyone knew of any good books for self teaching Algebra. I am currently using Khan academy and The complete idiots guide to Algebra (The sources are not bad when combined) I was wondering if anyone had any more books or websites such as those to reaffirm my grasp on algebra.

Hello all! I am looking to dive into the world of calculus before my peers in high school, I am looking for some really good books for the knowledge leading up to calculus and then the whole spiel for calculus. I am guessing I am going to need a series of books for this learning en devour and I...

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'm a physics major and it looks like my next classes will be a 300-level mechanics class and 300-level E&M class next fall. The problem is, I'm at CC right now and I took all the "tough" classes last year (calculusII,III, University Physics, Diffy Q) and I just have programming and biology this...

Hello there peers :smile: ! I am an extremely curious fifteen year old boy and I must say that there's nothing more intriguing and superb to get curious about than quantum mechanics. Though don't get the wrong idea that I'm interested in the weirdness of it. Au contraire! Rather I'd consider...

Good Morning/Afternoon all, I'm a high school student in search of some good books on physics. Previously I have read "Quantum Enigma" by Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner, it really sparked my interest in physics and I can't get enough. I hope some of you have good suggestions. Sincerly...

Does anyone know of a good code-oriented book on molecular electronic structure theory? I've been looking for a good modern book that teaches how to write SCF code to solve simple cases of the kind of problem that standard quantum chemistry packages (e.g. Gaussian, Orca) are used for without...

Can anybody suggest any books, journals, or webs on antigravity? Trying to do some research on it but its really hard to find useful information.

I am planing to study thermal physics on my own as I got an incompetent faculty who doesn't know anything about this subject. I want to have a detailed understanding about the topic. So can somebody suggest me which book I should follow from the following list. 1. Schroeder, Thermal...

Does anyone any good math (or physics) textbook written in style of the MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics,by famous russian mathematicians like V.I.Arnol'd ,Dubrovin ,Gelfand,Piskunov...I mean book that teach you the math in all its rigour but with an orientation toward the natural sciences?

Can anyone please suggest me good books on Predictive Analytics and its usage in Management?

I am a high school student and I want to get the most rigorous math education available in algebra and geometry. I was thinking the SMSG books from yale univ, but that may be outdated (they use stuff like "truth sets"). How about this plan: Starting of with basic math by lang Algebra by...

Hi, I have read a lot of mathematics history like S. Hollingdale's Maker's of Mathematics and pop-maths like Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem etc. And from these I found references to other, historic/inspiring, mathematical works like Euclid's Elements and A Mathematician's Apology and so...

This is from Analysis by Lieb : ''Things the reader is expected to know : While we more or less start from 'scratch' , we do expect the reader to know some elementary facts, all of which will have been learned in a good calculus course . These include : vector...

which books are best for learning whole stuff about QM(also advanced)?anybody refer me?

this is for a first course in LA,can I ask the avid readers :Which teaches more of the theory and meanings Please?Which is better?: Introduction to Linear algebra and linear algebra by serge lang? Linear algebra by Shilov? Halmos P. R Linear Algebra Problem Book ?

Is there a thread for must-read books where people share some of the best books they have read? If not, can you start one? I like reading and I'm sure I'll get some great book recommendations here.

Hi All, I am contemplating which graph theory text to purchase. I am stuck between a) Graph Theory by Bondy and Murty B) Graph Theory by Richard Diestel I have already been through Trudeau's intro text on my own and am looking for something deeper and more advanced. I am...

Hello, I was an electrical engineering student and knew how to utilize the necessary mathematical tools to solve anything that came my way. I always had a deep latent predilection for mathematics but due to some constraints I was unable to spare much time on improving my knowledge of the subject...

The college I am currently in has started with Differential Calculus. Due to some reasons I haven't been able to attend the lectures. The current book assigned to us is of no help. The book only shows the solved problems on the topic with very less introduction and no geometrical meaning. I...

I am a high school student and I have found the desire to figure out quantum mechanics and electrodynmics, I am currently a sophomore and am learning algebra 2 and trig. I have no previous knowledge of physics, pre calc, calc, or even trig. I understand it seems dumb and or foolish I want to...

Hi I'm a mechanical engineering that just started my first job. I have learned (to my dismay) that the majority of courses I did at school are very theoretical and completely useless in industry and so I'm basically learning to do my job from scratch. I'm currently involved in the construction...

Can someone recommend a physics book on electricity and magnetism? The book that I just finished reading for my class was https://www.amazon.com/dp/0971313458/?tag=pfamazon01-20 The book above hardley mentioned vectors and I am looking for a book that explains all the concepts in terms of...

Hi all, What math and physics books I need to read before I am able to score well in physics GRE. I just started with Apostol/Spivak for calculus. My question is what should I read next? Real analysis vs multivariable? or rather, Spivak should be enough to handle the required math for physics...

I am looking for a recommendation on books with problems similar to pgre problems. I already have Halliday Resnick, Schaum's 3000 solved problems, and the new Conquering Physics GRE book by Yoni Khan, and have pretty much gone through them all in detail, so I feel I understand all of the...

I went through someone's thread asking regarding a popular science book, a considerable time ago. I got the impression that the more knowledgeable members in the discussion did not approve of most popular science books (if my memory serves me right the point mainly was that it gave people the...

1. If two books are tied together with string and one is pushed off the edge of a table. What the acceleration of the two books? Zero g/2 g a value between zero and g a value that could be greater than g 2. gravity acceleration laws 3. G, because gravity acceleration is independent of mass

I have been restudying vector calculus, especially on topics pertaining to line integrals, surface integrals (and the accompanying vector forms). One problem I have encountered from the book I have been using is that it seems there are some theorems and results that are only restricted to...

I'm wondering what books people would recommend for problems closely paralleling the development of Landau & Lifshitz books? For mechanics I have two fantastic ones: Kotkin - A Collection of Problems on Classical Mechanics Krasnov - Problems & Exercises in the Calculus of Variations...

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.

Hello everyone, I’m looking for very good books of advanced algebra that have a lot of information about vector spaces algebra, in particular. Would you suggest anyone? Many thanks Best regards

Since old books are almost always better and are recommended here,I found the following old books and I was wondering if should I use them or if they are too old: Griffin’s book, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis Durell and Robson, Elenientary Calculus, volumes I and I1 Hardy's A Course of...

Hi guys, I'm quite surprised that I'm interested in this. I've never really thought how wide and interesting Mathematics can be outside of normal plug-and-chug, computational or arithmetic based Math. Yes it can be challenging as Spivak's Calculus book shows it, but I find myself being glued...

list the books you know..! List all puzzle, logic and brain teaser books you know with the little bit of information AND also what subjects is ur fav? let us know ..

Suggestions for Analytic Geometry books; What do you have in mind?:)

I'm still in high school and looking at majoring in physics in college. I have taken math up to single variable calculus, but I want to go back and relearn algebra and geometry to get a much better understanding of those subjects. I'm considering using the books Algebra by I.M Gelfand and...

Greg Bears Book one: Anvil of Stars Book two: Forge of God Anyone else a fan of these books? I guess I am just a hard scifi addict.

I am a student of B.Sc in Electronics. I was actually preparing for my grad school Entrance Exams in Physics & for that i needed to find a Suitable Reference book (Totally Self Study). I already have a grasp of fundamental Thermodynamics (not so much in Entropy :rolleyes:) and Ideal Gases. I...

Since there are tons of people here who're good reviewers what 's you take on this little book ?is it good to use it for physics ?or does not explain things deeply enough?look up the amazon page https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486660974/?tag=pfamazon01-20

After long thinking I decided that I want to do either engineering or science. I am not really interested in one specific field in science but I am more interested in what field is more useful, active and revolutionary. I became very interested in quantum computing but I lost interest since it...

Hi, I'm a junior physics major intending on a PhD in physics. I was wondering what books physicists recommend? I would like to read A Breif History of Time but I think I know most of the things in the book and would like something more advanced with plenty of math. Occupation wise, I am stuck...

A book that goes very much in depth, explaining and reasoning out every topic is the book that I prefer. The topics I require are: Unit-I: First order Differential Equations (10) Formation – Variables seperable – Homogeneous, non Homogeneous, Linear and Bernoulli equations. Exact...

Anyone a fan of pop physics books? I've found that the analogies and random bits of history in such books help tremendously in addition to a textbook. Does anyone have a recommendation? How about recommendation for lesser known topics (that is, not relativity)? Specifically, a book that...

what college algebra ebooks can you recommend, with exercises that are quite challenging. because i have some college algebra ebooks, but i find the exercises there not intellectually stimulating.( I'm asking about college algebra that are taught in undergraduate programs).

I don't know if this the way I should be going about this, but I need either websites or books. Mainly in Linear Algebra, multilinear Algebra, category theory, and graph theory. I mean It would be cool to find these types of books at the graduate level. I mean, I want to be a mathematician and...

Like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674048547/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393337979/?tag=pfamazon01-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0226014703/?tag=pfamazon01-20 There seem to be a lot of books about bio-inspiration to engineering and explaining wildlife through physics, so...

Hello everyone, I am 17 years old now and my ambition for the future is to become a theoratical physicit .Many people including my family members told me it is very hard and need high level math and physics skills . Thus,I have decided to improve my math skills at home and not only depend on...