Textbook Definition and 998 Threads

hello i am an undergraduate student and i have to do my project with "Fluent". but i have not worked with Fluent before and i am told that before working with fluent i should read some cfd texts. so i was wondering if anybody could help me to choose the right cfd textbook for working with...

Hi Everyone, I am looking for the textbook that the attached questions are in. No I am not looking for the solution manual, I just need a reference textbook. This was my brothers homework set from a long time ago... Cheers, Dennis

I'm looking for a comprehensive book that covers Newtonian, Lagrangian, Hamiltonian, and Relativitistic Mechanics. Is there such a book, and what is it called?

Hi, I'm not sure if I am posting in the right place, but I am looking for a textbook for 1st & 2nd Year undergraduate physics. For the mathematical areas, I have a book called "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering" by Riley, Hobson & Bence, which is excellent, and has lots of...

Who can recommend some good thermodynamics textbooks? thanks And I also want to ask which book of statistical mechanics are good and accessible? thanks

Hey all, I know this is similar to one of my other threads in the past, but I thought the situation is different enough to warrant a new thread. Basically, my first EE course (on introductory E&M and introductory circuits) is starting and 2 textbooks are required for it. The book required for...

Homework Statement find the domain and image of f such that f(x) = {(x,y) \in R \times R \vert x = \sqrt{y+3} and domain and image of g such that g = { (\alpha,\beta) \vert \alpha is a person, \beta is a person, \alpha is the father of \beta Homework Equations the domain and image...

So far, I'm pretty happy with my education. I feel like I'm understanding things as well as they are presented and developing insight into physics and engineering, but my college seems to think that their degrees speak for themselves and if you grind through their classes, you will automatically...

I'm looking for a textbook on laser physics. I'm considering either Lasers by Siegman or same title by Eberly & Milonni. I want a textbook more directed to a physicist and not the more engineering style, which may lack rigour (from the physics point of view). I'm not very comfortable with books...

Homework Statement Not really a homework problem. The problem is that while I was busy deriving the equations stated in my textbook about electronics, I get an inconsistency with the transfer equations relating to bandpass filters. The paragraph in my book (Electronic Instrumentation, P.P.L...

I have already gone through the standard AP Calculus BC curriculum with Stewart and was not fond of the book. I'm looking for an Calculus/Intro to Real Analysis book so I can get a better understanding of the subject. Apostol,Spivak and Courant stand out as the best books for this. Can anyone...

So I was thinking about getting some textbook for self-study GR. I don't need to master it, I just wanted to get a look at it for the first time. Is there a particular textbook that anyone would recommend for me? Thanks!

I am taking the Math GRE subject test this Spring and I am quite scared of it. Does anyone know of a calculus textbook with particularly difficult problems that would help me study for it? How should I prepare for it in addition to taking practice tests and studying the Princeton review book? I...

i have been looking for an electronics textbook for a while.i am an undergraduate student. already tried the popular millman & halkias.it stinks.can anyone mention the names of some "readable" textbooks?my syllabus covers topics like FET,multistage amplifier,oscillators, OPAMP,combinational &...

Can anyone recommend an introductory general Astrophysics text for a senior physics undergrad? I'm looking for something that has at least a moderate amount of mathematical examples, and is heavy on exposition (even ad nauseum). I like textbooks that include some history of the subject, for...

Homework Statement Find the equation of the curve for which the slope is (ln x)^2/x and passes through P(1, 2) Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Integrate (ln x)^2 = 1/2 Integral( ((ln x)^2) 2/x dx) I get: 1/2 [((ln x)^3/3) + C] Then solving for C, I get C=2...

My dad wants an astronomy textbook for Christmas. He's always been at least somewhat interested in the subject and he also wants to be conversant with me on the subject. My high school astronomy class was a mixture of history, light math/theory, and general factoids about -- stuff. I don't...

Homework Statement It comes from example 3.2 in griffith's 3rd edition electrodynamics book A point charge q is situated a distance a from the center of a grounded conducting sphere of radius R. Find the potential outside the sphere. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I...

Homework Statement A vertical spring (ignore its mass), whose spring constant is 875 N/m is attached to a table and is compressed down by .160 m. (a) What upward speed can it give to a .380 kg ball when released? Homework Equations Conservation of Energy using 1/2 k x^2 for...

I'm currently looking for a textbook on Real and Complex Analysis. I currently own both Rudin's and Shilov's, and I'm interested to know if there are any more with that scope of topics. In English, please.

I've searched high and low for a terse (yet complete) introduction to the foundations of non-relativistic QM. Shankar is unparalleled in terms of completeness, yet it is infuriatingly verbose. Landau's presentation is a bit dated and difficult to follow in many instances. It is also not as...

Can someone recommend a textbook about differential equations? I am going to study it by myself, so I need a good textbook! Thanks!

A section in my textbook talks about Planck time, but I still don't quite get what does it mean after I finished reading it. I am also wondering whcih laws of physics can be applied to the Planck time. Some info that might be helpful for answering this question: tp=√(Gh/c^5) where G is the...

I am currently working through Apostol's Calculus book. Is it recommended that I work through each and every exercise in each section, or at least in the very important sections, so that I gain a more thorough understanding?

My textbook, University Physics 12th ed, claims that the sign of x-acceleration does not tell you whether a body is speeding up or slowing down. It claims that the body is speeding up only when the velocity and acceleration have the same sign. Likewise, it claims that a body is slowing down...

According to the https://www.amazon.com/review/product/0521864496/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_img?_encoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1"&tag=pfamazon01-20 on Amazon, it's pretty good. Download it http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~mark/qft.html".

I though that was a great question for a textbook that forces people to learn how to communicate effectively.

Now in my textbook it shows the following partial derivative solution: \frac{d}{dx}(3y^{4} + e^{x} sin y) = e^{x} sin y I thought since it's meant to be the partial derivative in terms of x that the y variable would be untouched. What's happening?

I would like an advanced calculus that covers the following -A bit on vectors -A bit on functions of several variables, Chain Rule -Vector valued functions and things like Curvature, and Binormal vector etc. -Multi-var Taylor's Theorem -If possible, A bit on differentiation under the...

Hi Everyone, I've been trying to do the following problem, which is exercise 5.4-2 in "Introduction to Algorithms 2ED" textbook by Cormen/Leiserson/Rivest/Stein. It's not starred, so should be fairly easy, but I just can't come up with a closed form solution! The problem is: Suppose that...

Can anyone suggest a good textbook for complex analysis? My course is using the Churchill & Brown text as a reference book, but I've heard the book is lacking in rigor and proofs. Are there any other texts that are written clearly, but with a more rigorous treatment on the subject. Preferably...

I am currently studying multivariate calculus, and quite frankly, I'm not doing well. I am currently using Thomas' Calculus, 11/e media upgrade by Pearson. I don't like this book. The text is 75% theory and 25% simple examples, too few exercise problems, and the explanation is just too difficult...

Okay, I just bought a new Chemistry textbook a week or two weeks ago (it's called Chemistry - Eighth Edition by Whitten, Davis, Peck and Stanley). Also, at the beginning of the textbook, it says: "Chemistry - eighth edition, is intended for use in the introductory chemistry course taken by...

Homework Statement Find the recurrence relation and the general term for the solution: y'' - xy' - y = 0 xo=1 Homework Equations y= sum (n=0 to infinity) an (x-1)^n The Attempt at a Solution i get: y= sum (n=0 to infinity) an x^n y'= sum (n=0 to infinity) (n+1)an+1...

the link below should take you to a google book called "principles of nano-optics" by novotny and hecht. my question is on the dispersion curve plot they have on page 388/389 figure 12.5 and 12.6. it is describing the surface plasmon polaritons. the part i don't get is this excerpt which can...

I am looking for some textbook recommendations in Systems Engineering: decision support, modeling, mathematical riqor. I've been asking around and apparently...

Could someone recommend a good textbook on methods of mathematical physics? Thanks!

Hi, I guess this is a question that is directed more towards any of the Professors here at the forums, although anyone with advice is more than welcome to. I always wondered why Professors would only cover certain chapters from the textbook. Although I know that time is one of the limiting...

I was wondering what the equivalent of "Halliday and Resnick" was for Quantum Mechanics. Truthfully, I don't have much experience with quantum mechanics, apart from - Construction of the Schrodinger Equation (in one dimension, but extending to 3 shouldn't be that difficult... just change the...

Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone out there could recommend a great intermediate textbook for studying Semiconductor Physics and Semiconductor Devices (PN junctions, BJTs, etc.). Right now I'm using a textbook by Neaman, which is alright but not great. I've asked people the same...

Does anybody know of a good "Modern Physics" textbook, to be used for a sophomore-junior Physics course in Modern Physics? I had once used Krane's "Elementary Modern Physics" (long time ago) but it was not a real textbook. I have seen he has a new edition of "Modern Physics", I don't know...

Hello, As I would like to learn Linear Algebra, it would be awesome if you guys could introduce me to a good LinAlg text for my level. I do have knowledge of Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations; although I have forgotten some [read:most] of the Diffi-Eq, my Multivariable is...

can anybody recommend a textbook for someone with a lay interest in quantum mechanics? for some idea of my background I am an undergraduate mechanical engineer with a good physics a-level so i have some idea of what's going on. i'd like to expand on what I've learned from magazines etc but i...

Hello everyone I was searching around and am interested in finding the best university physics textbook for a university level beginning physics course. We are using University Physics 12th edition by Young and Freedman but the explanations are somewhat lacking- the problems are more...

I'm taking a first course in linear algebra, and my textbook very bad and the professor cannot teach. I need another textbook to help me self-study for this course that I am taking right now. I looked around Amazon and found that Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction, by David Poole has good...

Figure 2-4 in "Spacetime Physics" by Taylor & Wheeler The figure illustrates the effects of free float on the perceived trajectory of a ball thrown in a room that is on a ledge and then in a room that is sawed free from the ledge. In both cases, the ball is launched at the same speed and...

[SOLVED] Textbook not clear... please help explain this question(s)... Question 1. Homework Statement State whether the limit exists for (Limit as x aproaches infinity ==> (n+1)/(n+1) and give the value of it if it does exist. Graph the first 5 terms of each sequence.The Attempt at a...

So I'm in a number theory course this semester but we aren't using a textbook (the professor gave the explanation that they'd never found a textbook that does exactly what they wanted or something, but it seems from my investigations that our course follows a pretty standard introduction)...

Hi All, I know virtually nothing about General Relativity except that which is shown on the usual PBS channels and would like to delve into it in more depth. My level of understanding physics is at the upper undergraduate to lower graduate level. Could someone recommend a textbook for me...

I want to know what book to use to self-study thermodynamics. I am preparing for the physics GRE. I have Reif and I read through the first 3 chapters. It is not the most amazing exposition I have ever read, but I think the problem is that I just have to get used to all of the hand-waving type...