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General physics (and maths) books recomendation Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:27:01 2012 No.5136630 [Reply] [Original]

I hope it's useful for somebody. Please contribute as much as you want, with as much comments on books as you can.
----General physics:
> Alonso, Finn
Great for initiation, talks about everything and looks like ''pro'' book, which is something you need to get used to.
> Tipler
A lot of coloured pictures. But it's about almost the same.
----Electromagnetism
>Griffith ''Introduction to electrodynamics''
Obviously, a great book. Quite accesible.
----Mechanics
>Goldstein
> Marion
Nothing special, typical introduction..
> Landau
Perfect for a better course
----Quantum physics
I'm using a spanish book, and i'm finding it impressive: Sanchez del Rio
----Maths
>Bradley, Gerald L.
for calculus, in both 1 and multiple variable. Great, and with good historical references.
> Boyce Diprima
Differential eq. Good, has almost everything is needed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:36:02 2012 No.5136662 Thank you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:40:16 2012 No.5136676 I can vouch for the Griffiths electrodynamics book, it's good. His book for quantum mechanics is very good as well, great to start with.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:49:46 2012 No.5136710 I love Ohanian for general physics.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:54:02 2012 No.5136719 I'd love to know if anyone else can recommend some more good/thorough physics books.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:57:16 2012 No.5136726 General physics >Fundamentals of Physics Extended 8E (David Halliday, Robert Resnick & Jearl Walker) >College Physics Serway 7th Edition the ones that I use, and I luv them <3

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Anonymous Tue Oct 9 17:59:47 2012 No.5136736
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OP here.
I didn't make any reference on important fields like thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanichs and Algebra. That's just because I had good class notes and didn't need to come to books, It'd be great if someone can fullfil those fields.
Also, on science divulgation:
>Quantum (pic related)
Despite this rare frontpage, it's a great history of the development of quantum physics. I found it much better than the regular book of that kind.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:02:01 2012 No.5136747 Lots of Dover books are good. >Shadowitz EM >Tinkham Group Theory >Feynman QM

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:03:46 2012 No.5136750 >>5136736 >Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry - SWOKOSKI >Linear Algebra - Stanley Grossman

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:08:46 2012 No.5136765 Mac Lane - Homology Great introduction to homological algebra.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:18:31 2012 No.5136800 Where do you download books from guys? tell me your favourite sites

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:34:31 2012 No.5136873 Where do you buy books from guys? tell me your favourite sites

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:36:01 2012 No.5136885 >>5136873 >2012 >buying books ISHIGGY DIGGY

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:37:16 2012 No.5136886 >>5136873 >2012 >not buying books ISHIGGY DIGGY

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:40:16 2012 No.5136898 >>5136886 check your privileges

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:46:31 2012 No.5136922 What would be the best calculus textbook?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:47:31 2012 No.5136923 >>5136922 Apostol, Spivak or Courant Anything else is garbage

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 18:55:31 2012 No.5136954 >>5136923 Sir Horace Lamb too classy for you, peasant?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 19:13:32 2012 No.5137030 Ballentine is nice for QM.

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Uploader Tue Oct 9 19:24:46 2012 No.5137065

I uploaded some of the books OP mentioned. I wrote this message roughly 40 minutes ago so I'll check new postings for any more books after I post this. I don't keep track of these links and I usually have to re-upload them so to keep it easy on me if you want to keep a few of these and post them when somebody is looking for it. I have seen Goldstein's book mentioned at least once a day so you may want to save that link.

>Griffith ''Introduction to electrodynamics''
http://uploaded.net/file/vd281ye3

>Goldstein Classical Mechanics - 3rd ed.(Fairly large file; took 30 minutes to upload...)
http://uploaded.net/file/b8xpy61t

>Marion
http://uploaded.net/file/ia7izuev

>Landau
I have fluid mechanics, electrodynamics, statistical physics, and mechanics. I'm not going to upload these unless requested.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 19:32:31 2012 No.5137108 >>5137065 Do you have anything on quantum physics?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 19:35:02 2012 No.5137123 >>5137108 Anyone got any good Linear Algebra books? Took a linear course in HS but I feel like it wasn't very thorough

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 19:36:32 2012 No.5137129 >>5137123 sorry didn't mean to reply

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 20:11:02 2012 No.5137273 >>5136923 If you had to choose one of them, which would it be?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 20:18:46 2012 No.5137294 >>5137273 none, they all suck he trolling

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 9 20:21:47 2012 No.5137301 >>5137065 Thanks. Downloaded all three. Hows landaus electrodynamics compare to grifiths? Just a step up/more complete?