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Yo /sci/, I just finished all of my exams, and I need some books to keep me occupied over the 3 months between school and University
Can you suggest some physics and/or programming books that I can read up on before beginning my astrophysics course, maybe some that don't cost the Earth?
I've already read the Feynman lectures, and I'm considering learning Java, since that's the language of choice at the Universities I am aiming for

>> No.5847253

>>5847252
In same situation. Bump

>> No.5847255
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5847255

QED by Richard Feynman
#yolo

>> No.5847257

>>5847253
Radical, where you headed?

>> No.5847262

>>5847257
Finishing up my general school education. You?

>> No.5847264

>>5847252
>>5847252
I was in your situation in early May.
I ended up getting two books on topology, one on dynamical systems, one on groups, and another on Fermat's last theorem.
Go on amazon and search by price, I got each of those books for less than $5.

The only physics book I can recommend is The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. I wouldn't suggest learning Java if physics is your main goal. I can post a couple intro to c++ books if you would like instead. Most of industry uses c++, c, or matlab/mathmatica.

>> No.5847268

>>5847264
The courses I'm doing have modules in Matlab and Java, so I might start there
Very helpful man, thanks

>>5847262
It's all done now m8, just got to wait for those results, hopefully I can get into Leeds

>> No.5847282

>>5847268
If you don't have a copy of matlab with you, I know from past experience there are some free imitators that work on ubuntu.

>> No.5847284

>>5847268
>hopefully I can get into Leeds
>hopefully
>Leeds

you don't belong on this board m8

>> No.5847289

>>5847284
>Implying owning 5 Whippets makes you less of a physicist

>> No.5847295

>>5847284
>>5847289
not britbro, explain?

>> No.5847298

>>5847295
Leeds is all about Whippets
Apparently Leeds is shit too, but to be honest
-That pretty nice town
-That pretty good student/professor ratio
-That pretty good rating on Guardian and Times league tables
-That paid internship with possibility of being a co-author by year 3
-That decent entry grade, and friendly as fuck staff

>> No.5847306

>>5847298
>That pretty good rating on Guardian and Times league tables
>That pretty nice town
>That pretty good student/professor ratio
>That decent entry grade

all these implications

>> No.5847307

>>5847298
>That pretty good rating on Guardian and Times league tables
top lel

Guardian: 37
THE: 142

>> No.5847308

>>5847306
Ain't no way I was gonna study in London, and Oxbridge is just out of my league

>> No.5847315

No I can't and you don't need to read popsci books to do well at undergraduate physics, although if you really enjoy that sort of thing it's a good idea. You can learn Java using online resources.

>> No.5847322

>>5847308
I count 26 non-london non-oxbridge institutions above leeds

>> No.5847327

>>5847315
I was considering getting a physics textbook, but I'm not sure what to get.
Already read enough popsci

>> No.5847331

>>5847322
Please tell me you're not reading the Guardian table.
>>5847327
University Physics by Young and Freedman is quite good and widely used. Ridiculously wordy though.

>> No.5847334

right now im reading Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. would recommend

>> No.5847343

>>5847331
>-That pretty good rating on Guardian and Times league tables
Yes, I was

>> No.5847349

>>5847343
>Complete University Guide
>17th in Physics and Astonomy
Only local league table that matters

>> No.5847347

>>5847308
>not even oxbridge reject tier
you're so bad you make imperial babbies feel good about themselves

>> No.5847351

>>5847349
>Complete University Guide
lel

>Only local league table that matters
top lel

>17th
>decent

toppest lel

>> No.5847359

>>5847351
>top lel
The guardian is ass and to read the Times you have to pay Rupert Murdoch, what other ranking do you suggest.
>toppest lel
You do realise I'm not OP and actually trying not to be a cunt right?

>> No.5847362

>>5847359
>the guardian is ass to read

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

>> No.5847366

>>5847362
Just use a copy and paste if you miss out words.

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>>5847252
>considering learning Java

What ever you do, DO NOT learn java

>> No.5847378

>>5847372
python is wai better

>> No.5847382

>>5847252
>physics books
Artin's Algebra
Munkres's Topology
Rudin's Principals of Mathematical Analysis
Do Carmo's Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
Strauss' Partial Differential Equations
Taylor's Intro to Mechanics
Griffiths' Intro to Electrodynamics
Shankar's Principals of Quantum Mechanics
Stein's Fourier Analysis
Stein's Complex Analysis
Stein's Real Analysis
Stein's Function Analysis
Jacobson's Basic Algebra I&II
Goldstein's Classical Mechanics
Jackson's Classical Electrodynamics
Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics

>programming books
C++ Primer Plus
C++ Primer
Data Abstraction & Problem Solving with C++
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment
The C++ Programming Language
Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein
Programming Languages by Tucker
Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface
Operating System Concepts
Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API
An Introduction to Parallel Programming
Introduction to the Theory of Computation, by Sipser
Theory of Computation, by Kozen

>> No.5847410

>I'm considering learning Java
Have you considered killing yourself lately too?

Learn Python, C++, Matlab, or FORTRAN (90/95/2003/2008, kill yourself if you try to code in 77/66/II)

http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Programming-Computational-Science-Engineering/dp/3642302920/
http://www.amazon.com/Learning-SciPy-Numerical-Scientific-Computing/dp/1782161627
http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Computing-Undergraduate-Computer-Science/dp/1447127358/
http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-Numeric-Computing-Scientists-Engineers/dp/0387989900/
http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Engineering-Introduction-Advanced-Techniques/dp/0201533936/

>> No.5847439

OP just get in touch with someone already on the course and get them to email you pdfs of lecture notes

>> No.5847445

>>5847378
>implying python is even full scale language
try objcetive-C instead

>inb4 lel

>> No.5847610

>>5847252
OP confirmed for massive faggot.

Your CS department may use Java but never physics/engineering. Learn Mathematica and regular C.

>> No.5847646

>>5847610
>regular C

Give me one good reason why someone like OP should learn C over C++11 other than trying to being a programming hipster.

C is outdated/ugly and unless you're working on something where ABIs and shit are meaningful then you have no excuse not to be using C++ instead.

>> No.5847663

>>5847646
scientific programming is done in C when speed is important, at least in school. On his own time he can do it in C++.

>> No.5847676

>>5847610
So much this, although my CS department uses C++.

For books try K&R.

>> No.5847692

>>5847663
>scientific programming is done in C when speed is important

C++ is just as fast and compiles to the same exact code. There's no default overhead in using C++ instead of C.

>> No.5847697

>>5847692
Except C++ is difficult to work with and C, when made, can be used in Python code Which makes it awesome.

>> No.5847708

>>5847697
>Except C++ is difficult to work with
99.9% of C code works unaltered in C++

>and C, when made, can be used in Python code
So can C++ and FORTRAN, what's your point?