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I'm looking for some good ODE/PDE textbooks that focus a little more on theory but that are still comprehensive in their respective subjects.
I have taken ODEs and applied PDEs at my university but even though I got good grades, I feel like my knowledge is lacking.
The books we used were...
Anyone know a good place to find used textbooks?
I know of Amazon, ebay and half.com, but sometimes their prices aren't all that great, or the book isn't really well "stocked". The campus bookstore charges absurd prices, so no way I'm getting books from them...
I honestly don't care much...
I'm sure everyone doing some level of calculus or physics here is familiar with the Thomas Calculus Textbooks Series. Anyways, I've been really confused when searching for these textbooks, because there are so many different versions. Can anyone list and explain each version of the 12th edition...
Trying hard to understand a basic textbook model meant to illustrate that entropy (of the universe) increases for irreversible processes. Help me out please?
I get this part: A gas is compressed isothermally (constant T) and reversibly, getting worked on and expelling heat. To calculate ΔS...
I'm planning to learn calculus all by myself(from basic level).I selected some books,they are stewart's and for a bit more practice schaum's 3000 solved problems,so just tell me whether they are good if not advice me, Thanks.
Hi, i am self studying quantum mechanics. I completed reading of "Quantum Physics_Eisberg, Resnick" and "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics - D. Griffiths". I want to study further on Atomic and Molecular quantum mechanics. Can anyone suggest me textbook on those topics?
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for something like a books filled with theorems not typically covered in textbooks. For example Viete's formulas for roots and coefficients of polynomials, which, strangely enough, I find useful. They speed up my computational speed and give interesting relationships between objects...
I'm putting together a list to hopefully help those who are seeking a textbook to use.
Please feel free to offer suggestions/corrections/etc. I'm starting with math and physics
for now but will branch out into other subjects after having a solid foundation. At some
point in the future, I hope...
Hi, so as many of you who are in 3rd year or so know, the PGRE is coming this October and November.. exciting times.. So from what I have heard, there are barely any exclusively PGRE-prep books.. Hence I look forward to some input on what kind of books (in general) that would be a good idea...
As the title states, I am looking for recomendations, and explanations as to why it was a good book. Some current suggestions I have had is by Robert L. Boylestad. Thanks in advance!
So I have the following:
Halliday & Resnick
Griffith's Quantum Mechanics
Ryder's QFT (I have a reason for getting this over Schroeder or the Zee book)
Access to most of my friend's books (everything from Hewitt's Conceptual Physics to MTW's Gravitation) but I want my own copies for a number...
I want to begin self-studying some quantum mechanics, and was wondering whether Griffiths or Shankar would be more suitable. I know Griffiths is an introductory book, but I'm not sure where Shankar fits--some say it's a good place to learn QM for the first time, others say it's suitable for...
Just last week I relieved myself of a mathematical burden, freeing up some time for myself.
Coincidentally I came across the following passage by Arnol'd around the same time:
So, having a bit of free time & the ability to understand old textbooks on mathematics,
both of which I'd previously...
I completed my Physics undergrad studies a couple years ago, so I had forgotten a lot of what I learned. But since I plan to start grad school this fall, I have spent the past few months reviewing Griffith's QM and E&M, along with doing a little self-study of grad-level QM from Sakurai. However...
Does anyone know which program writers and publishers use to create graphs in textbooks (see attachement for example)? I'm trying to create a basic 3D graph like the one in the attachment, but can't seem to figure it out. To give you an idea, I'm trying to begin by graphing simple circles in a...
I have encountered different naming systems in textbooks.
Ignoring cis/trans, for example, some textbooks would give the name 2-butene, while others give but-2-ene.
Are they both acceptable? The newer textbook uses the second type of naming, while the older textbook uses the first...
I recently have become aware of some old Soviet/Russian "classics" and am interested in learning more! It seems the style of the books I have found are always comprehensive but precise and to the point, much like Landau's Course in Theoretical Physics, and I appreciate this style.
The ones I...
I would like it if you can recommend me textbooks in Engineering that are geared to people from the pure sciences.
mainly on topics such as information theory, control theory, Solid and Fluid dynamics and Aeronautics & Aerodynamic Engineering.
Thanks.
Essential List of Textbooks to Teach Myself Physics??
Not a *complete* list since there are tons of supplements.
However, I want to make a list of *essential* books I'd need to teach myself physics to the point where I may be able to pass the Physics GRE and have a reasonable head start in a...
What's your philosophy on learning?
I have found that learning takes a lot of time and energy especially when reading from textbooks that are hard to follow or listening to professor's that like to plow through pages of powerpoints. All I have to say is thank God for the internet. There are...
Im finishing off my 1st year of general sciences in university, and I'm really interested in the first year courses I took and am thinking about perhaps making physics my major next year.
Any recommendations on some good physics books to read during the summer? Not physics textbooks, I...
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I m looking for physics textbooks for high school. specifically the books that students taught at public school (age 10-18). especially from US or UK or any other English speaking country.
thank for your help
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So I'm most likely studying abroad next semester and taking a Fluid Mechanics course. At my home university, the pre-reqs are multivariable calc, diff eq, statics and dynamics, and classical thermodynamics. Abroad, all I need are multivariable and diff eq.
But I'm worried that I might be at a...
I was wondering about the differences between the two textbooks "Fundamentals of Physics" and "University Physics:? Skimming a few pages of them on images on the internet, it seems University Physics has a lot of updated diagrams to help the reader understand but I couldn't tell much beyond...
This is sort of similar to the math theory thread.
But I'm quite curious how this various from field to field, especially as it pertains to astrophysics (and pretty much all the quantitatively related sciences such as planetary sciences and applied physics).
Unlike math theory though, there...
Hi,
Is it a good idea to clarify doubts in a textbook with the authors themselves? These authors are generally professors in universities. Would they find it offensive?
Thanks.
Do you sometimes find learning from more elementary textbooks "stultifying?"
And does this sometimes result in exceptionally slow learning when you read the more elementary textbooks, when you feel like you could learn much faster through more advanced textbooks?
I'm feeling this effect with...
A follow-up of sorts on my https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=457248".
I've decided that, barring any technicalities that prevent me from getting a necessary override, I'm going to definitely take Topology next semester. (I need an override because Topology requires Linear Algebra...
I happened to stumble across these books which seem to give decent backgrounds on the subject.
Nuclear Reactions for Astrophysics: Principles, Calculation and Applications of Low-Energy Reactions by Ian J. Thompson and Filomena M. Nunes...
Please recommend 1 textbook from each of the following 3 pairs. My plan is to self-study up to calc I level and be well prepared for the intro physics/EE courses before the Spring semester.
Algebra and Trigonometry, 3rd ed by Beecher
Algebra and Trigonometry, 8th ed by Sullivan...
You know some textbooks are just so big and heavy that it is nearly impossible to read it from a 45 degree angle? When you try to put it on a 45 degree angle it slides and strikes your feet/stomach?
You know how annoying it is to keep it leveled with your arms and they get tired?
How do...
I think that pretty much describes this topic. I'm in Calc ATM and realized that I've forgotten many ideas from previous math classes. I don't have most of my notes as it was mostly problem solutions anyway, furthermore, that's not really what I want.
I want to start from Algebra I...
I'm looking for good economy textbooks for the mathematically inclined (me :-) ). Anybody any suggestions ?
Mostly interested in monetary aspects and macro economy but might also be broader.
When taking notes out of a book I sometimes feel like I am wasting too much time mindlessly copying ideas and equations down and that this is slowing down my learning speed. Does anyone have any general advice on how to study out of a textbook and what should and should not be copied by hand...
The international addition of "Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change" I bought just arrived, and on the cover it says, "This International Student Edition is not to be sold or purchased in North America and contains content that is different from its North American version."
I...
I'm taking junior level E&M this semester and we are using Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory by Reitz. I have previewed the book and it seems a little on the less thorough side while also requiring much prior knowledge of the subject. Are there any other texts which I could supplement with...
What do people think about Lang's textbooks?
I am learning Complex Analysis for the first time from Lang. (literally the 1st time I'm seeing ANY sort of complex analysis/calculus, although I have extensive experience with real analysis).
I have gone through quite a love-hate relationship with...
I ordered the Intermediate Algebra and Precalculus books for my precal class (half of which is covered in each).
Does anyone have experience with these textbooks?
Here are the links:
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/viewitem.php?item=interm:algebra...
I do not understand why engineering curriculum begins with calculus, physics, and chemistry textbooks that have published student solution manuals and then switches to engineering textbooks that do not have student solution manuals.
First and second year engineering students learn how to use...
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I'm going into second year engineering and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some good classical mechanics (mainly deals with forces etc.) and fluid dynamics textbooks for my level.
Thanks.
edit: whoops, the title should read, "what to do about textbooks with no solutions"
So I'm trying to learn real analysis (using C.C. Pugh's book) and its going alright until I hit the exercises. There are no solutions! How am I supposed to know I proved something correctly? Is there a website...
I was looking on amazon.com and looking at Leonard susskind's black hole war and David Griffith's Introduction to quantum mechanics and they were both hard cover and Leonard susskind's book contained more pages than Griffith's Introduction to Quantume mechanics costs 5 times as much as Susskind...
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I am soliciting opinions for a choice of textbook in a graduate nuclear physics class. I am woefully uneducated in such things. I know of Das and Ferbel (my own textbook when I was a student), which is really not appropriate for a graduate course I think; and Sam Wong's textbook, which is...
"you're in pretty good shape" first year physics textbooks..
Hi, I'm wondering if there were any books for which if you were able to do the problems, then you're in good shape.. For example, if you can problems from Spivak's "Calculus" book as you are in your first year, then you're in pretty...
Hey all,
What would you recommend for an introductory pre-calc or calc textbook? I am considering going back to school and instead of taking the Business Calc class I took 10 years ago, (which I passed with a C) attempting the more rigorous engineering series Calculus Courses. It's been a...