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Hi I recently skimmed through a book called the Structure of Theory. It's a book about what kinds of theories exist. I would like to learn more about this. What books and websites can you guys recommend? I would prefer a resource with specific examples of what kinds of theories exist in...

[I know that I've already posted the question, but I'm just looking for more answers.] I just graduated from high school and will begin university physics classes in 2 months. Even though I got decent grades in high school and understood most of the things, I feel as though there are still some...

I'm a master student in physics. I need suggestions for good astrophysics books with complete theoretical treatment.

I was wondering if anyone knows of good self study books to help me in school. I am going to be a sophomore next year and trying to be extremely prepared. Here are the classes: Chemistry Honors World History AP Algebra 2 Honors European History AP English 2 Honors Spanish 3 Honors Thanks...

Hello, i want to get a mathematics book for physicists, and i have stumbled across some good books, but as i have not read them yet, i can't really decide which one to buy. So, which one do you prefer and why? Also, do you have any other book to recommend? Thanks!

Hello. I'm studying physics for two years now and I have never bought a book [thanks to professor's notes, free and "free" books on the web]. I got tired of using the laptop, so I need something to read ebooks (pdf and djvu mainly and also epub). Is it better for this purpose an ebook reader or...

I'm looking for an entertaining book on the history of physics and math. I just want it to read for fun. A book that I really enjoyed (really, really) was Entanglement by Amir Aczel. It highlighted how everyone worked together, how they fought, etc. Any suggestions?

What are the best physics and math books that countains all the information needed for high school I need internationals books that have the best curriculum from the grade 9 to 12 . The main thing is when I will learn physics in the university I don't want to stop on anything without knowing it .

Hi! I am physics passionate and I have always tackled a bit of this and a bit of that in other sciences. I have recently found out that there is something called forensic science (like in CSI stuff). No, seriously, I found out that this is a thing like two weeks ago, so I want to see what's with...

Would somebody like to adivse me simple introductory books on computer security. I know I could make a Google search but I hope advises are better and there is no previous thread about introductory books on related topic. Thank you.

Upon searching in this forum, i have found discussions about the standard undergraduate textbooks on QM not being so good in teaching you the foundations properly. A good example is the difference between Hermitian and self-adjoint operators. Some people are saying that we should study QM from a...

Dear Physics Forum friends, what are some good books for learning the p-adic numbers? What are the necessary pre-requisites? Do I need to know introductory number theory or basics of algebraic/analytic number theory?

I want to learn high school physics and math but using the international curriculum I want to see everything taught at high school in those books from grade 9 to 12 any suggestion ?

Hi, I am a math major, and currently studying vector calculus. Since I am feeling that I don't really learn it properly, I am going to re-learn it again in the summer. I would like to improve both my theoretical and computational skills. I am also searching for a book that starts from the...

I'm going to reinforce my physics knowledge via self study in my spare time, the amount of time available is varying since I'm a parent and have a full-time work... My math background: Real and complex analysis, linear algebra (abstract, but finite-dimensional), basic abstract algebra, number...

I was reading the lists of required books to read at certain colleges who offer Great Books programs, and I noticed that such Great Books programs frequently require students to read seminal physics and seminal mathematics and science books. The following list gives many different examples of...

Hi all, I consider myself a physics self-studier (although I've taken the introductory physics series and more in college), and I'm looking for an introduction to statistical mechanics. My thermal physics class used Schroeder's "Thermal Physics" text, which touches slightly on stat-mech at the...

Homework Statement 1) We choose randomly 10 persons from 10 dance couples, but we need at least one dance couple. In how many ways is this possible? 2) If we divide n+1 books among n children and every child has to get at least one, in how many ways would this be possible? Homework Equations...

Hello, I'm currently studying for some scholarship exams (Math, Phy, Chem) that take place in june 16~20. As for Math, I'm studying number theory from Serge Lang's Basic Mathematics, and went through stewart's pre-calculus book (but I think I may be going over it again since I didn't master it...

Many people advise that we should learn concepts from only one book as using too many books lead to confusion. I have Spivak, Apostol and Kuratowski for Rigorous calculus. When I first read Apostol, I had a hard time understanding. After doing some problems in Spivak, I find the same in apostol...

Does anyone know of any good books on kinematics? Preferably not extremely advanced, thanks!

Hello. I am new here and I registered because I just can´t remember a book I studied long time ago. Is an introductory Physics book used in colleges and universities. The book is well known, I would say the author is famous. I'm 90% sure the author surname begins with "f" and is not Feynmann. I...

How many pages can you read for free on a book that's on googlebooks? I mean how do they determine this, is it like a certain percentage of the book, then you have to buy it? How does it work? thanks

I am self taught, and would like to know more about physics, and engineering, the biggest issue I have been having is that for most physics courses, and textbooks I read, I do not understand the math behind. My highest math education was calc ab ap in high school. I was wondering if you all...

What are the best book out there to learn about wave dynamic in Non-linear and dispersive media?

Can anyone suggest good books and lectures in general physics that can still help in physics nowadays ? And i like to know best authors names in physics .

Hi, I am looking for good books with somewhat of an intuitive explanation on waves physics (acoustic waves), elastic waves, on ODEs, PDEs, and calculus? Also some good ones on DSP Thanks in advance Chirag

Hi, I'm new to the forum, I'd like some recommendations of books on classical mechanics. Too vague, right? I'm a CS student, with a great disposition for mathematics and great love for physics. I've learned one-variable calculus through Stewart and I'm starting linear algebra with Strang and...

Hi I'm an advanced undergraduate physics student and I'm currently searching books for my career project. The topic I selected is titled: Algebra and geometry in modern physics. So I'm currently looking for books that cover modern aspects of physics in a more mathematical approx. In specific I'm...

I was wondering if anyone could suggest anything which describes Type I and Type IIB superstring theories, and D3-branes.

I need a physics annal and a math annal for high school that contain all from grade 9 to grade 12 and with courses in each chapter if possible . Tell me their names please . P.S : i am going to start physics in university so i need a good one .

Hello everyone! I discovered the community yesterday by luck (in Spanish we have a word for this: serendipia), I read a couple of threads and decided to join. That's not the point since it's not an introduction thread. I would like you guys to suggest me books about algebra, geometry...

I want a book on Thermo and statistical physics that will give me a clear insight on every basic thermodynamics systems. I am already done with Shroedar's introduction to thermal physics btw. I basically need a book that clears my concept more than solving problems. And the more on...

Can you give the name of an excited book of solid state / condensed matter physics ( beside kittel and ashcroft ) ? a book than contains more talking about experimental rather than theory

Hi, I'm really only in the forum to help my wife (as my questions will show). for 5 years after graduating from an ivy league as an electric engineer she took care of our kids instead of working, and is now going to do a masters in EE to "get back in the game". she's doing some prep work (5...

I am posting this here instead of "Science and math textbooks" because I am looking for suggestions on an easy reading but educational book, not a workbook. I am by no means an expert, but I have a solid backgound in math and physics from college (Engineering), as well as self-study with...

Hi, I'm looking for a good math book for a 10 year old. He's actually very gifted, as he's able to pick up things like factors and equalities pretty fast. The thing is I'm not a math teacher and I think he needs to go over basic geometry and arithmetic before moving on to algebra, basically...

Hello! I really like physics but I've been reading pop science books up until now. I feel like it's time for real math based physics. I'm a first year ME student so I have calculus and phys 1&2 covered. I was planning on reading Feynman's yet I've heard it might as well be supported by some...

Hello. I have 2 books in General Relativity: MTW Gravitation and Bernard Schutz First Course in General Relativity. I studied Calculus I, II, and have a basic understanding of Linear Algebra(did not studied extensively). I want to learn about GR as much as possible, and improve myself to become...

I'm looking for a rigorous book on SR for some summer reading. Preferably something that covers a lot of the stuff in this document really well, http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-033-relativity-fall-2006/readings/guide.pdf The website recommends older books by French and Resnick, but I've...

I've been trying to learn more about the standard model. Leonard Susskind's lectures have been very helpful for SR, GR and QM. His lectures about the standard model are interesting, I learned a lot, no question. But he doesn't really cover in any depth the mathematical side of it. He mentions...

I am looking for texts on image sensors (mainly CMOS but CCD won't hurt). More specifically: - Working principles - Design - Manufacturing process - Quality control Are there any recommendations? So far, I can only find the following but I am unsure if there are more suitable ones...

Hello everyone, I would like to know if i can find in any of the Landau's books a chapter ,part concerning the flexible string ( differential equation , normal modes , stading waves ) ? I have tried to see but i can't find anything . There is a chapter concerning sound waves in a medium ( volume...

I am a CS student and have a very poor understanding of this field of mathematics. I don't properly know the difference in between symbolic logic, first order logic, propositional calculus, model theory and lambda calculus. But, I want to start studying logic formally from the very basic. I'd...

Could anyone recommend some books or exercises to practice proofs? Or even post some theorems to prove? Thanks in advance, Ajay

When searching for a nice introductory physics textbook for self-study, I have found a few books that others have claimed to cover the majority of physics - from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics - albeit in a manner only intended to base a more intensive study of the individual topics...

i'm in middles school and am really interested in physics. I've already read a brief history of time and elementary physics. i am interested if any of you have other book suggestion that would teach me physics. thank you in advance.

Hey guys I'm a sophomore in college currently taking physics 2(intro E&M), Multivariable calculus, and Differential Equations. I was hoping some of you guys could recommend some good books for intro mechanics and E&M. I'm currently using University Physics by Young in my E&M class, and I used...

Hi there, I am wondering what would be a good book to study the math of special relativity for a non physicist. I started with the " An Illustrated Guide for Special Relativity" by Tatsu Takeuchi which I found nice and easy book to start with. To put it in another way, where should I go after...

Which books in QFT give representations about general proof of renormalization?I know that the book of QFT of Peskin&Schroder does not give the full demontration.