/sci/ - Science & Math

Last time I checked, 'Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science' was a cool book for Economics.

>this is where I'd say check the stick, but it doesn't exist anymore
>mfw

I'm nterested in Sociology too.

Le bump.

If you are interested in textbooks these are what my intro science/math courses used,

http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Transcendental-Functions-Ron-Larson/dp/0618606246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&
amp;qid=1308985642&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/First-Course-Differential-Equations/dp/0495108243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1
308985734&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Scientists-Engineers-Chapters-CengageNOW-2-Semester/dp/0495112453/ref=sr_1_10?
ie=UTF8&qid=1308985650&sr=8-10

http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Matter-Changes-Brady-Senese/dp/B0040KLI5W/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qi
d=1308985663&sr=8-15

http://www.amazon.com/Biology-MasteringBiology-WebCT-Access-Generic/dp/0321585127/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8
&qid=1308985676&sr=8-4

What kind of a moron decides to buy 10+ books without knowing which books he's going to buy? Did you get a gift certificate or is this just some random decision?

I'm almost tempted to mock you for paying for books, but it actually is nice to have a real book in front of you than a screen.

Anyway, the sticky pointed to https://sites.google.com/site/scienceandmathguide/

Check out the books section there, specifically bib.tiera.ru/static. You can check the books before you buy them.

>>3280930
OP, I have but one general suggestion to anyone who's wishing to invest into a book collection:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_World

This collection is not "the best" but it does a very broad range of topics, from which, you might find a more focused course to follow, based on your own personal preferences.

>>3280948

posted in another thread

I definitely recommend "I Am a Strange Loop" by Douglas Hofstadter.

Try Super Freakonomics. It's written to be understandable by those who haven't studied economics, but I still found it really interesting, plus it's quite funny at times, unlike the majority of economics stuff out there.

>>3280974
It is alot easier to read a real book rather than an ebook, especially if you want to keep flipping to the back to check answers.

>>3281014
Yeah, I agreed with that in my post, before you mentioned it.

>2011
>>Buying Books

I seriously hope you guys don't do this.