Textbook Thread

[Anonymous No.10282662]

ITT: Discussion of textbooks. Share your favorite/least favorite textbooks, why you came to that conclusion, and where to get them (for free preferably).

My go-to site for finding books is usually libgen, but often I can't find the exact ones that I'm looking for. Which sites do you use and why?

[Anonymous No.10282805]

>>10282662
>least favorite textbooks
Boas is a shit
Riley is a shit
>favorite textbooks
https://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Physics_Textbook_Recommendations#Mathematics_Resources
>and where to get them (for free preferably).
https://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Obtaining_textbooks

[Anonymous No.10282820]

>>10282805
>Boas is a shit
>Riley is a shit
Arfkan is a shit too

[Anonymous No.10282858]

I - in the past - read my textbooks from the computer but it is inferior to a physical book on your desk. I now buy textbooks each and every time. Here are some good ones of mine. SICP and Lang are not "memes" by any stretch of the imagination, by the way. Computer Systems: A Programmers Perspective is quality if you want to learn C and lower-level programming in-depth.

[Anonymous No.10282977]

for me its

[Anonymous No.10283335]

For me it's Ahlfors complex analysis

[Anonymous No.10283783]

What're /sci/'s methods of reading and understanding the material when going through a textbook?

[Anonymous No.10283786]

RUDIN, SPIVAK = GOD COMBO

[Anonymous No.10283812]

>>10283783
1) read through a section first
2) do it again and take notes (paraphrase or actually just summarize the main ideas in your own words, no copying)
3) try to connect the info to stuff I already know (some books do this for you lol)
4) go through examples carefully, try to derive shit myself
5) grind out practice problems until there is no point in doing them anymore
6) most important: explain what I learned to my mom in the simplest terms possible, I guess if you had friends you could do that with them lmao
big pointer here: if something is complex and not immediately understood, I step back and go and try solving some vidya game puzzles that I was working on(you could do anything here: listen to a podcast, do easier work for another class, etc.). I'm basically running the concepts in the background of my mind without obsessing over it. Sometimes I would go to the gym and figure it out in my head, come back to the book/problem and just solve it in like 2 seconds. If you just focus on it too hard you can waste a lot of time and get frustrated. It helps that you time limited in these situations.
If anyone has better advice or stuff to add, please do. I'm just a plebeian looking for better ideas.

[Anonymous No.10283837]

>>10283812
Nice

[Anonymous No.10283868]

>>10282858
is it worth getting both Gefland and Lang?

[Anonymous No.10284847]

what do u guys do if you can't find a book anywhere?

[Anonymous No.10284868]

>>10284847
I buy it

[Anonymous No.10284870]

>>10284847
libgen.io

[El Arcón No.10284884]

>>10282977
https://archive.org/details/treatisanalytdyn00whitrich/page/n13

I had a look at this book by Whitaker. They say this was a very important book for Dirac. I bought a copy, some people including myself actually like to own physical books, but I do not have it now and I recently found a .djvu on libgen. I glanced through the book and I noticed that it reminded me of Gel'fand's "Calculus of Variations" with respect to how nicely and clearly everything was laid out. I bought that book too, but I don't have it with me. Gel'fand has ~a~lot~ of worked examples, and I noticed Whittaker reminded me of Gel'fand.

[Anonymous No.10284887]

I'll always be fond of my elementary school textbook on arithmetic

[Anonymous No.10284979]

Commutative algebra is fun!

[Anonymous No.10286665]

bjmp

[Anonymous No.10286826]

>>10282662
inb4 yellow books

[Anonymous No.10287686]

>>10283812
thanks.
what would suggest me to alter here, if I study from online videos and open moocs?

[Anonymous No.10287860]

I got this for free. Is it good ?

[Anonymous No.10288375]

>>10284870
what if it can't be found here?

[Anonymous No.10289283]

So I've tried the /sci/ Wiki for getting a textbook for class and I've had no luck. If anyone could help me find this, that'd be much appreciated.
Principles & Applications of Electrical Engineering, 6th Edition
Giorgio Rizzoni & James Kearns

[Anonymous No.10289292]

>>10287860
yes a very good book

[Anonymous No.10289298]

>>10289283
>Giorgio Rizzoni
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/search.php?req=Giorgio+Rizzoni&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def

[Anonymous No.10289300]

>>10288375
find an alternative book that is on libgen?

[Anonymous No.10289636]

>>10284847
abebooks.com
buy good+ condition only

[Anonymous No.10289938]

>>10289298
I need the 6th edition specifically for an undergrad course

[Anonymous No.10289967]

>>10282662
Hey guys

Low iq here just started learning basic math on khan academy

I found a book for algebra that is super cheap, should i get it?

[Anonymous No.10290003]

>>10289967
depends on what algebra it is. Some books called "basic algebra" are things way past what you learn in khan academy, for example. say book name and title

[Anonymous No.10290010]

>>10290003
I’m pretty sure khan academy covers everything in that book but I thought having the book would help?

I don’t remmeber the name

[Anonymous No.10290097]

>>10290010
Having the book helps

[Anonymous No.10290906]

>>10282662
Can I have your opinion on this list http://ix.io/1y9d

What would you add/remove/move from folder?

[Anonymous No.10290957]

>>10290906
> The Origin of Species_ 150th Anniversary Edition - Signet Classics. Charles Darwin (2003).epub

Hipster.

...
> Chemistry Demystified - Linda Williams 2003.pdf
> Chemistry Essentials for Dummies.pdf
> Schaums Outline of Beginning Chemistry David Goldberg 2009.pdf
> The cartoon guide to chemistry - Larry Gonick, Craig Criddle 2005.pdf
....

Stop cataloging every pdf on the internet retard. Spend your time reading even one of them.

[Anonymous No.10290992]

>>10283812
>If anyone has better advice or stuff to add, please do. I'm just a plebeian looking for better ideas

1.speed read through chapter/section
2.speed read again underlining key concepts (recognisable by the virtue of following explanation)
3.In order of appearance, write those concepts down verbatim and their corrosponding explanation and example
4.Rewrite each concept in their simplest concrete terms, with an original concrete example a five year old would comprehend completely. In other words, turn the abstract into the concrete and thus make associations between past knowledge and new knowledge so it can be easily remembered.

I can study a Latin grammar or a logic textbook with this method.

What made it click with me was reading "How to read a book" by Adler.

[Anonymous No.10290998]

>>10290992
I don't know if it shows but I'm not in uni. I just used this when I did a short stint of self studying logic and Latin. Studying methodically works for me by keeping me on track.

[Anonymous No.10291159]

>>10290957
>Stop cataloging every pdf on the internet retard.
Brainlet, it clearly is an actual catalog (directory tree) of an internet site that stores pdf files.

[Anonymous No.10291178]

>>10290957
>The Origin of Species
>hipster

[Anonymous No.10291212]

Can anyone recommend me a good introductory book to bioinformatics?

[Anonymous No.10291221]

>>10291212
Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics?

[Anonymous No.10291232]

>>10291212
Do you already know a programming language?

[Anonymous No.10291237]

>>10291232
Yes, I'm pretty experienced with programming

>>10291221
Is its focus on Perl or on bioinformatics?

[Anonymous No.10291240]

>>10291237
What language do you know?

[Anonymous No.10291247]

>>10291240
Python and Java the best
Apart from that I worked with C, JavaScript, SQL and OCaml; I study computer science.

[Anonymous No.10291305]

>>10291178
Not even the best STEM work published that month.

[Anonymous No.10291310]

>>10291247
>>>/g/tfo

[Anonymous No.10291319]

>>10291247
There are books for bioinformatics with python, just pick one. Not the language I would go for but is good enough for you.

[Anonymous No.10291541]

>>10282662
>all the books required in all my classes are so new, no one has scanned them yet
>have to pay 1k because business major doing 19 credits/6 classes
FUCKING

[Anonymous No.10291669]

>>10289283
>>10289938
Do some research if your prof is a cool guy that will let you use a previous edition book.
Just realized some professors do allow books from years before, lol.
Now I will pay 113 instead of 1k as I said previously ITT.

[Anonymous No.10291720]

>>10282662
I am lookkng for Vector Calculus. Mardsen Vector calculus has got 3 stars in amazon. Which one should I get? I don’t want beginner textbook. I want the most rigorous one.

[Anonymous No.10291739]

>>10291720
https://4chan-science.wikia.com/wiki/Mathematics#Multivariable_and_Vector_Calculus

I recommend Hubbard and Hubbard's Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach

[Anonymous No.10291901]

>>10291739
Thank you

[Anonymous No.10293301]

>>10291159
I actually a torrent collection

[Anonymous No.10293459]

>>10289283
>>10289938
>>10291669
why should your prof give half a shit about what edition book you're using? It's up to you whether you'll pass the course or not, and anyhow any changes between editions are usually very very minor.

[Anonymous No.10293486]

>>10290010
You're missing the point. Some books that call themselves "Introductions" to "Algebra" aren't about HS/Khan tier "algebra" at all, but are actually college level texts on the theory of groups. Having a textbook will of course help you, but make sure you are getting one that is appropriate.

[Anonymous No.10293504]

Lads I've been getting destroyed by mathematics. How do I study a math textbooks effectively, and how should the time be distributed

[Anonymous No.10293605]

>>10291541
Order them off amazon, scan and digitize them with scantailor advanced, upload them to libgen, then return them.

[Anonymous No.10293640]

>>10293504
It's all about doing practice problems. Literally, sit down and spend a few hours working out problems and you'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.10293684]

>>10293504

It really is just this >>10293640

More specifically, make sure you're only spending a minimum of time actually reading the chapters. Hell, if you're confident you'll not need to resell your textbooks in a hurry just annotate instead of taking any notes. Keep it minimal so you can do as many practice problems as possible.

It's like 10% reading and note taking, 5% recitation, and 85% practice problems. Good math textbooks do their teaching in the problems, not the text itself. Chapter text is just groundwork for the real lessons.

[Anonymous No.10293770]

>>10282977
Based and redpilled, are you a fellow Berkeley fag?