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Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch.For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.Other types of reading and writing, such as pictograms (e.g., a hazard symbol and an emoji), are not based on speech based writing systems. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from the visual notations or tactile signals (as in the case of Braille).

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    Reading materials (Freshman undergrad)

    Hello! I'm currently in the summer before my freshman year at a University and I was wondering what books would be "good" to read. I'm a physics major but I'm also interested in math. Let me expand, by "good" I mean some book (textbook, etc) that would expand my knowledge of physics beyond...
  2. M

    Textbook reading about cyclotrons

    Hello, I was looking at my textbook reading about cyclotrons, and I was confused about the Dees, as well as why is there a space in between the Dees? What measurement is made within that space between the Dees?
  3. I

    Is Falling Asleep While Reading a Sign of a Health Problem?

    I find myself sleepy every time I finish 1-2 pages of some book. AM I sick ? or is my brain's reading function problematic ? I'm worried!
  4. T

    Recommended reading list for secondary school student

    Hey, I'm new here and didn't know where to post this thread but I decided to post it in the homework and coursework questions part although this isn't about homework. My question is, what are some good books about physics that are on a secondary school (UK) level which I can read that is fun and...
  5. H

    Reading Cauchy's lecture on the derivative

    Reading Cauchy's lecture on the derivative, I see he goes from this limit \large \lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{1}{ \log_A((A^h)^{\frac{1}{A^h-1}})} To this one A^h= 1+\beta \large \lim _{\beta \rightarrow 0} \frac{1}{ \log_A((1+ \beta)^{\frac{1}{\beta}})}=\frac{1}{\log_A(e)} I understand the...
  6. M

    Time-energy uncertainty (question after reading FAQ)

    Hi, The FAQ is a good answer, but it leaves me wondering about something. From what I read, the jist is that a short enough measurement sees no difference between an energy eigenstate and a quantum superposition which mostly comprises of that energy eigenstate but also has a few other...
  7. P

    Aerospace Engineering Reading Material for a Newbie

    In the future I would really like to enroll in an aerospace engineering course and I was wondering if there are any good books out there which cover the important parts of this discipline? I came across the following page which contains some of the topics that will be taught in university (at...
  8. M

    Reading and interpreting scientific journals.

    Homework Statement Hey guys, I'm working on an undergraduate engineering project which requires us to read a paper and replicate certain graphs using matlab. While reading the journal I hit a slump where one of the graphs stated that the data points were on a different paper. I...
  9. L

    Leonard-Jones potential: Further reading

    Dear All, Recently I've started looking at the Leonard-Jones potential for a project; and I'm trying to look for a book that covers the potential in additional detail beyond the standard +ve and -ve contributions. Can anyone please recommend some books for further reading? Most of the books...
  10. marellasunny

    Why I failed an exam? (problem solving vs lecture note reading)

    I failed an exam recently,90% of which comprises solving numerical problems based on formulae.(mechanical engineering) During this recent exam,I remembered the formulae well but didn't know how to connect them to the given problem. (although I use formulae in work everyday and have no problems...
  11. MathematicalPhysicist

    Reading a lot of maths make me hungry?

    Is it just me? But reading a lot of maths stuff makes me hungry, it's a good thing that I exercise regularly.
  12. D

    Fortran Reading Universal File Type 58b in Fortran

    Hi there, I am trying to read a universal file (*.unv) in fortran. The file is type 58b (mixed ascii and binary format). I can read the ascii part fine but am having trouble reading the binary part. Does anyone know of anywhere I can access some source code to read this correctly. I suspect...
  13. K

    Questions arisen while reading Weinberg's Cosmology

    I was reading Weinberg's book Cosmology. When I went to chapter 2, under the subsection 2.1 "Expectations and discovery of the microwave background" I could not understand one statement. ---Quote--- The work done by pressure in an expanding fluid uses heat energy drawn from the fluid. The...
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    MHB Can anyone suggest some reading material for me?

    Hi guys, I'm doing a quantitative finance research project that is based on the following papers: "Systemic Risk and Sovereign Debt in the Euro Area" - Deyan Radev (can be downloaded here: Systemic Risk and Sovereign Debt in the Euro Area by Deyan Radev :: SSRN) and "Consistent Information...
  15. W

    Tips for Effective Self-Teaching from Textbooks in Graduate School

    This may sound weird if you can't relate. So I managed to squeak through my entire undergrad career and get accepted to a "top 10" PhD program without ever actually reading a Physics textbook cover to cover. I basically just cherry-picked the topics I needed to do problems sets and skipped...
  16. S

    Problem reading thermodynamic tables

    Hi! I have trouble understanding this: Given Temperature: If pressure < saturation pressure => Overheated Vapor If pressure > saturation pressure =>Compressed Liquid Why does this happen?? Thanks in advance!
  17. S

    How to calculate instantaneous speed from a speed - time graph?

    How to calculate instantaneous speed from a speed - time graph?
  18. J

    Reading Tri-direction Scan Switch (C&C TPC Series)

    I'm trying to figure out a bit of a http://www.ck-components.com/tpc/navigation,10475,en.html. Data sheet is in the Literature box marked "Download TPC catalog pages". The electrical sketch on page two is what's confusing me. How would I read this switch to figure out what its state is? This...
  19. H

    Fortran Array reading error when opening multiple files in Fortran

    Guys. I really need help. I have been working in this little problem for hours. I had a problem in array reading when I opened more than 1 files, it seems like an array with different names mixed each other. Here is my code integer, parameter::size=11 real, dimension(101) :: cldata...
  20. S

    New Balance Reading After Adding a Stone: X + Y - Z?

    Homework Statement A cup of water has weight X. A stone has weight Y in the air is immersed fully in the cup and it displaces water of weight Z. What will be the new reading on the balance after the stone is immersed inside the cup? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My...
  21. P

    What is the correct reading order for these topics in mathematics?

    Alright. So, internet gives me the idea that any serious research in Theoretical Physics will require me to have atleast some knowledge of the following topics in math: Topology Groups (Group Theory) Differential Geometry Calculus of Variations Linear Algebra Abstract Algebra I was...
  22. D

    Calling math history geeks - any reading suggestions?

    Calling math history geeks -- any reading suggestions? Hey everyone! Inquiring minds (well, at least one) want to know: what are some good books on math from a historical perspective? I recently acquired "Mathematics of Nonmathematicians" (Dover Books) as the reviews suggested it was mostly...
  23. G

    Which Authors Offer Recent Insights on Space/Time?

    as title.. are there any books with recent info re. current thinking about space/time..origin, structure etc... cheers
  24. James889

    What Does This Regular Expression Mean?

    Howdy, I came across a regular expression i couldn't get my head around. ' there \([^ ]*\)' echo "Howdy there neighbor" | sed 's/there \([^ ]*\)//' returns howdy. It's the subgroup that's a bit confusing. match any sentence which contains banana then a space and then a non-space character...
  25. A

    Hey, I was reading Neil Turok's book (The Universe Within) and it got

    Hey, I was reading Neil Turok's book (The Universe Within) and it got me thinking about E=mc^2. Here's what I came up with (keep an open mind):
  26. J

    Why is capacity not stated on primary batteries?

    How do I read such a chart? http://www.showa-denko.com/fileadmin/template/img/SCMG_discharge_characteristic.png It looks to me from this chart that available capacity increases while voltage decreases, but it is not what I see on my batteries: the more I use them, the lower their voltage...
  27. twoski

    [nasm] Simple Array Reading Program

    Homework Statement Write a program in nasm which will read through a 5x5 matrix and print the largest value.The Attempt at a Solution I ran this through a debugger and for some reason $edi reaches 19 and sets $esi to 0. Which is weird since the value at [eax + edi * 4] should be 4, not 0. My...
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    Suggested Reading For An MS Going Back

    Hello, So basically I was fishing for ideas. I got an MS in Physics back in 2010, went out into the world, ended up getting a Teaching job, and decided that I want to go back to school to upgrade my MS into a PhD. It's been a few years since I've taken graduate level courses but I have been...
  29. M

    Fortran How can I read only the real data from a txt file in Fortran 90?

    hi dears I have a txt file as follows: " x1 Xi x2 x-EN y-EN EA EB ma gnetic ------------------------------------------------------&------------ .0010 -.9990 .7322 .4042 -.3280 -.0002 -.3279 .0010 .0010...
  30. A

    Reading Source fr Numerical Linear Algebra?

    I am using An Introduction to numerical linear algebra by Charles Cullen and I'm not very satisfied with it. Kindly suggest me some alternatives. Also suggest good linear algebra book to clear up basics. finally also suggest any online study materials, lecture notes, videos regarding the...
  31. R

    Fortran Fortran Help. Reading space delimited floats

    Hi all, long time lurker: finally have a question I couldn't find already answered. I'm doing some work with Fortran95 for a research project, and I'm a complete noob, so pardon me. The issue is that I have some data I'd like to read from a text file in double precision that is between 7 and...
  32. X

    Tensile Test Lab Results: Strain Gage Reading

    Hey guys so i did a tensile test lab and got the following results from the strain gage: SecondsElapsed Strain u 0.1 0 1.1 1 2.1 1 3.1 0 4.1 0 5.1 1 6.1 1 7.1 2 8.1 5 9.1 9 10.1 47 11.1 129 12.1 209 13.1 278 14.1 335 15.1 386 16.1 434 17.1 482 18.1 529 19.1 579...
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    Fortran Problem on reading dataset with variable decimal places as it is using fortran

    Hi all, I have attached my text file(tab delimited). I am planning to read those dataset into real array of (30,38). The dataset has variable decimal places like 312.66, 0, 535.696 ,456122.758. With the following codes, READ(12,*)((X(I,J),I=1,30),J=1,38)...
  34. H

    Chain falling on weighing scale-find total reading

    Homework Statement A chain of length l, mass M falls on a weighing scale vertically down. We need to find the reading of the scale when a length 'x' has fallen on the scale. Homework Equations F= dP/dt W=Mg dm= (M/l)x dm/dt=m(v^2)/l The Attempt at a Solution So initially, I...
  35. P

    NoSuchElementException when reading CSV file

    Hello, Am writing java, using netbeans, For what should be a simple try.. catch with a while loop, I am getting the error. i have an excel file with the strings i want to display. the file is all fine, checked to make sure no empty cells etc etc. When i get to the second last element, the...
  36. K

    C/C++ Debugging C++ Code to Read CSV File

    I am trying to read from a csv file, the file looks like below: 1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9 0 I used getline(Input_file,size,',') but the problem with this is that it seems to see the numbers not separated by commas as one string., for the code below i was expecting the following output: 1...
  37. F

    Fortran [Fortran] problem on reading the csv file

    hi. I have a csv file name Relative which has 24 different data set containing characters as well as numbers. It looks like Date,Hour,Min (RH),Max (RH),Avg (RH) 2012-08-28,0,85.190,87.200,86.325 2012-08-28,1,85.390,88.570,86.775 With reference to one of the thread reply in this forum...
  38. L

    I have been reading a book on hyperspace and again the author has gone

    I have been reading a book on hyperspace and again the author has gone back over EINSTEIN,s space gravity thing. And i have this problem that reoccur,s everytime this happens which is many times over many years and its this. All the authors seem to be saying that when a planet gets to the...
  39. M

    What is the significance of different colored circles on a circuit diagram?

    Hello all. This circuit diagram uses empty and full circles and also no circles. Is there a difference between a white circle in this diagram and a black one? I'm referring to the typical application diagram. http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/SGSThomsonMicroelectronics/mXqwvzw.pdf...
  40. D

    Good reading material for quantum physics?

    I am fairly new to quantum physics, I don't know much more than the double slit experiment and schrodinger's cat paradox. Can anyone tell me what would be a good subject to read about to be able to "understand" quantum physics? Superposition? Entanglement? Also, if anyone has any good...
  41. T

    Requesting E&M reading material suggestions

    Hi, I'm looking for some additional reading material while preparing for an E&M course. I'm going through Jackson and Griffiths, and I'd like to read a few scientific papers that will be good "E&M exercises." Anybody have papers in mind? Any suggestions for an intro to plasma containment?
  42. V

    Reading Speed with Scientific Texts

    Hey physicsforums, Normally I enjoy reading texts that explain or elaborate on scientific phenomena. Also, normally, these texts take me awhile to read, but I just found out that I can read fiction works A LOT faster than books where I'm legitimately learning something scientific. Is...
  43. N

    Reading Transformer - Learning How to Read Non-Industrial Transformers

    I was just curious if anyone could point me in a direction on how to read transformers that are not industrial transformers? I ask this because I'm new to the field of electronics and I found an old transformer from my grandfather and the only information written on it is PT-54-A next line...
  44. P

    Skip reading N real numbers while reading data from a ascii file

    Hi all, I'm upgrading a legacy f77 code to f90 standards. I'm trying to make some of the global arrays as dynamic arrays so that at a later stage it would be easier for me to parallelize whole application. Coming to my problem, I need to read some numbers from a text file so that I can...
  45. D

    NEED HELP reading data from flash memory module

    I am working on trying to get a .bin file from a flash memory module. Am29BL802C I have attached a picture of the chip I am working with, the datasheet, and the pinout of said chip here --> http://forums.hackaday.com/viewtopic.ph ... 994#p10994 I need this file in order to reverse engineer...
  46. M

    Reading Pipe Delimited Files in Powershell

    Hello, I am trying to learn Powershell and for my first exercise I started reading a file that we use at work. The file is pipe delimited and contains a header row. The field names contain underscores. Here is the header row (wrapped to fit this window). H|Seq_Nbr|Data_Key |Plan_Type...
  47. Z

    Reading .txt files to an array in C language

    I have a .txt file with 100,000 integers from 1-100,000, with each integer in a newline. I am facing a problem in using the fgets function. How do I read the integers into an array? #include <stdio.h> //Program to count number of inversions in an input file of integers using Brute force...
  48. S

    Which science textbooks/books are you reading?

    Which textbooks/books are you guys working through this summer?! I am working through: Analysis - Spivak Classical Mechanics - Morin Game Theory - Binmore Linear Algebra - Poole Molecular Biology of the Cell - Alberts. As of now, For Analysis, I am exploring definitions of...
  49. S

    Fortran Error when reading list, Fortran 77

    Hello, I'm trying to run a simulation program, written in Fortran 77 for the g77 compiler ( I use gcc version 3.4.6). I get the following error message when running the program: invalid number: incomprehensible list input apparent state: unit 3 named combin.fig last format: list io...
  50. D

    Understanding Crystal Structures: How to Read Table Data for Modeling in VESTA

    Hello, I have a table here which describes the structure of a certain compound, but I'm unsure how exactly to read it. Unit Cell 5.940(3) 5.940(3) 5.940(3) 90.0 90.0 90.0 Vol 209.58 Z 4 Space Group P a -3 SG Number 205 Cryst Sys cubic Pearson cP12 Wyckoff...
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