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Greetings. I have been reading the textbook recommendations and they help me greatly already, but I need to ask for little guidance. My question is this: If you were to replace the introductory physics book ("Fundamentals of Physics", "University Physics", "Physics for Scientists and...

Hey Forum , Ive been wanting to learn Classical Physics(calculus based) and Astrophysics, but have not crossed paths with a book which seems to satisfy my hunger for thorough and complete explanation. What I ask of you folks is to Recommend a few books for Classical Physics , and...

Can anyone please recommend me a good book on undergraduate level solid state physics preferably with plenty of examples for self study? Thanks.

Abstract Algebra Aluffi - Algebra: Chapter 0 Artin - Algebra Dummit, Foote - Abstract Algebra https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=704700 https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=704865 https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=672385 Herstein - Topics in Algebra...

I need some reference books on the following... My 3rd year 2nd sem Undergraduate physics syllabus has a part like this- (I have 2 sem q.m., 1 sem special relativity as background.) The nuclear two-body problem and simple theory of the deuteron. Elementary particles: Baryons...

Hi all, Can someone recommend a good book on how to learn about superconductors, a general overview of the field? Is there any book in the field of superconductivity ananlogous to the big book of gravitation in general relativity? If you know of more than one good intro to superconductivity...

Hello everybody, I've come across this website that contains a lot of old books scanned and for real low prices. They even have a policy of 5 free books per computer, so you can download some before considering buying any. Cheers! (Yes)

Is Landu & his student Lifgarbagez's all book really for a good read.Also can you give me details about the Level of Book Undergraduate or Graduate.

So finally after many years of avoiding it due to pure fear of the subject, I've decided I am going to learn maths no matter how hard it is for me. The question is which book should I get? With so many out there I am looking for something with plenty of problems, a mixture of text based and...

I'm a Engineering student at "Instituto Superior Tecnico" in Lisbon (it's capital), renowned in Portugal for being its best engineering school. I have a hard time finding the best books in each subject since the bibliography is very extensive most of the times, or the teacher just chooses his or...

Well I always used to like books which explain stuff on examples and that are well illustrated,drawn.So I ask,could you tell me what are some science books with lots of pictures drawings,diagrams,etc...?Btw not searching for books which are for kids,I am a college student but just don't want too...

Hi everyone, I just bought Physics for Scientists and Engineers 8th ed by serway and jewett, is it a good textbook for calculus based physics since I'm a student of physics at university ? Which is the best calculus based physics textbook ? I'm a student who wants to master even the proofs...

I've just finished an elementary analysis course using Spivak's Calculus. I did get an A in the course but only because the professor was often very generous with the grading. The course I am in currently is using Folland's Advanced Calculus text. At the same time I have also been studying...

Hi, everyone. Don’t know how to solve (x^2-1)y"+xy'-y=0 Which books are nice discussing about this kind of differential equations? Many many thanks A1. y\prime=\frac{4x^2}{y}+\frac{y}{x} Ans: y=2x \sqrt{2x+3} A2. y\prime=\frac{2y}{x}-\frac{x^4}{2y} Ans: y=x^2 \sqrt{1-x}...

Hey! Happy New Year 2013 to all of you! I am in good mood for learning something new so I need advice. I'm currently watching the videos for Machine learning from Stanford University, but I'm stuck at Lagrangian multipliers and duality. I got solid background in Calculus I and II (I read...

Hey all! I was hoping if you could make some suggestions regarding the following: I am thinking of buying "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by F.Reif, as it is the recommended book for Statistical Mechanics in my department, where I am doing M.Sc in Physics. But I already...

Hi :smile: i want some books about amplifier by transistor and... OP-AMPand thank you

I have gained recent yet passionate interests in both of these complex subjects but I feel that I am a bit behind in terms of my age (17, yes a bit embarrassing). May anyone recommend me some books in both mathematics and physics to use for self study since I really want to learn outsde of...

Please Suggest what will be the order as Elementry to Intermediate to Advanced. Is this Correct Choice Griffith's"Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" to Shanker."Principles of Quantum Mechanics" to Sakurai."Modern Quantum Mechanics".And After Completing All "Principles of Quantum Mechanics" by...

I am about to start a second year university course called dynamics and vector calculus and there is not very much (or any information) on good books to help with the course and I was wondering if anybody out there knew of some helpful/interesting books in theses subjects? The course syllabus...

I was wondering if anyone could recommend some books for studying topics such as abstract manifolds, differential forms on manifolds, integration of differential forms, stoke's thm, dRham chomology, Hodge star operator. Our text is A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry by Spivak...

Hi guys, I have Feynman lectures, University Physics, and Irodov problems in general physics with solutions. How do I make use of these books? Firstly, I must say that university physics textbook is rather simple to go through, but I've heard that Feynman lectures are better for physics...

which books do you think are good to beginners in topology ? for someone don't know any thing in topology and little set theory ?

Can anyone recommend a good differential equations and linear algebra book? The books that I've read so far are Linear algebra: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0030103479/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Differential Equations: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534373887/?tag=pfamazon01-20 I was able to get an...

i want some books about oscillators RC oscillator by op-amp LC oscillator by op-amp design it this kind of OC and thank you

Hello Guys, I am new to this forum, but have recently fallen in love with physics and maths. I am an international baccalaureate student, who studies maths, and was wondering whether any of you could suggest any books to help with a certain kind of problem. At the end of our papers...

Lately, I realized that I've grown tired of calculations and want to venture into more theory type books although I haven't taken any proof based math classes yet. I feel confident that I can do basic proofs, i.e. the "show that" type problems but nothing too crazy after that. I've read through...

Hi ! I've been reading on here for a long time through google and decided to join ! I started learning physics material mostly through general layman books from Hawking,Greene,Asimov etc and while I do not aim to become a physicist in occupation (luckily for physics), I do want to progress to...

Here is some of mine... I wish you'll give me yours. Novels : William Faulkner - Sanctuary Robert Musil - The man without qualities Ernesto Sabato - Abaddon Louis Ferdinand Céline - Le voyage au bout de la nuit F. S. Fitzgerald - Tender is the night Philosophy : Baruch Spinoza - Ethics...

Homework Statement there are 7 different french books and 7 different Spanish books, how many ways are there to arrange them on a shelf a. books of the same language must be group together, French on left and Spanish on Right? b. French and Spanish books must alternate in the grouping...

So I've decided to start off with Calculus and I've heard a lot about Spivaks and Apostols Calculus.. WHat I wanted to know was that if it's appropriate for a newbie? If not what books would you suggest a beginner to start off with ( I don't mind rigor as I look forward to challenges and...

I am mostly interested in particle physics so if anyone can suggest some good books for it

Hello, could someone recommend a good book on tensor calculus? I'd like it to be relatively modern (I have an old book) and maybe contain some examples drawn from physics. Chapters on related subjects such as differential forms and calculus of variations would be a plus. Cheers.

Hi , I hope that you are all fine , I want to ask a question which I need to know it's answer soon, when I study a subject like Abstract algebra or calculus or linear algebra or any subject , after very section or unit or lesson in my , there is lot's of exercises which need lot's...

I am trying to improve my problem solving skills. I am an engineer and I have a PhD in EE. All through, the only thing I have done is to solve problems. I am familiar with most of the things mentioned in Polya's book. I am interested in being able to solve the very hard problems that usually...

Recently I was reminded of a series of textbooks by Arnold Sommerfeld. When I was a young man, these were obligatory offerings at any respectable bookstore. I never purchased them because I had other things on my plate. Now I cannot seem to find them in print. I did find this assessment...

it's civil engineering hydraulics, and I want to be good at it, I am in need of some good textbooks and problems book anyone out there who knows?

I have read many threads concerning many excellent books on calculus but not for analytical geometry. I can't seem to find any thread about good references for analytical geometry. I am taking the course analytical geometry and calculus in college and I need good book in both fields. I have...

I'm looking for some good quality books on experimental methods, instruments, and measurements for graduate level. Do you guys have any recommendations?

Hi, I am a graduate student with a background more oriented in high energy physics and cosmology but switching to light and matter interaction, more specifically cavity QED and quantum optics. I need to have a working knowledge on those topics, being able to read state of the art articles and...

which books do you advise with to study linear algebra ? for beginners

I am not currently taking a Geometry class, but I've always been interested in Geometry and I'm now looking for a good College-Level Geometry book. All the ones I have checked out from my school's library claim to be College-Level, but mostly talk about subjects I remember learning about in High...

Hi. I'm reading my third year of a Swedish engineering degree and we are about to read Statistical Mechanics. The scope of this course is Thermodynamics (although we have already had a small course in it), Statistical Mechanics and some Quantum statistics. The course book is "Concepts in...

What are some books that are more advanced then the basic PDE books?

I see these calculus books, some titled 'early transcendentals' some 'late transcendentals'. What does this mean? What is the difference?

I am reviewing for the mathematics GRE subject exam, and I have this review book, and in the book when they speak of the characteristic of a ring they give the following def "Let R be a ring. The smallest positive integer n such that na = 0 for every a in R is called the characteristic of the...

Hi ,does anyone know a good book in advanced EM radiation and it contains more information on velocity EM field , I have already finished Griffith's book

Has anybody studied Foundations of Space and Time edited by George Ellis et al. http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item5756737/Foundations%20of%20Space%20and%20Time/?site_locale=en_GB or Approaches to Quantum Gravity edited by Daniele Oriti...

1) I want to learn how to look at a graph of any function and be able to derive the equation for the function given parameters that are observable. Is this parameterization? Are there any books on how to do this by hand? 2) If the function is too complex to observe and derive, I want to be able...

I've ordered 3 so far, and was wondering if these are good books for someone who's just starting to learn about physics? These are the one's I ordered "Gravity From the Ground Up", "Introduction to Cosmology", and "The Road to Reality". I want something for right now, that's simple to understand.