/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.3649475]

>implying I can teach myself astrophysics

yet, not really... but a girl can try.

Can /sci/ recommend some great books on astrophysics, relativistic astrophysics, and cosmology?

TANKS.

[Anonymous No.3649506]

[Anonymous No.3649503]

Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never reveal your gender on 4chan"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[Anonymous No.3649523]

> girl
pic related

[Anonymous No.3649521]

>>3649503
is there a paperback of that?

[Anonymous No.3649527]

>>3649521
Maybe if you wanna end up buying another copy after 6 months of decent use.

[Anonymous No.3649529]

>>3649523
That looks like one of those g.i.r.ls

[Anonymous No.3649530]

[Anonymous No.3649533]

>>3649503
But what if she/he is just trying to exploit 4chan's obessession with feminity to get answers?

[Anonymous No.3649535]

show pics OP

[Anonymous No.3649538]

[Anonymous No.3649541]

>>3649533
you mean, what if he is exploiting

[Anonymous No.3649542]

It all starts with math.

The more math you know, the more intuitive the sciences you hope to study will be. If you seriously want to self-study, a lot of discipline is involved, and it's an arduous process-- you'll have a lot of steps to go through first before you'd even start on astrophysics.

IF you've already got a healthy working understanding of mathematics and basic physics (comparable, at least, to the first two/three years of classes you'd take in an undergrad science program), but just want to transition into astrophysics, I'd start with this (or rather, I DID start with this): http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=fundamentals+of+astrodynamics&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm
=shop&cid=16674224650531437516&sa=X&ei=Ij1cTpz0KeeEsALW5vUp&ved=0CGcQ8wIwAg

It's not purely astrophysics, it's astrodynamics, but it gave me a pretty strong mathematical understanding of the concepts.

[Anonymous No.3649570]

>>3649533
Most 4chan off of the major 'girly' boards such as /adv/, /mu/, /lit/, /cgl/ etc act very unfavourably to women making it known. They feel that the person is trying to get special treatment, regardless of their original intent. In any case remaining quiet about one's gender on /sci/ is the best bet, especially considering the EK fiasco.

[Anonymous No.3649560]

>>3649542 follow-up

inb4 "LOL HELPIN CUZ ITS A GIRL"

It's not like that.
I'm an engineer

[OP here No.3649595]

>>3649570

efff that, it takes very little to start a shit storm

>>3649542

that looks good but was published in the 70s. Anything a little more current you've read recently?

[Anonymous No.3649607]

So what if girl was an engineer?

[Anonymous No.3649613]

>>3649595

[Anonymous No.3649616]

>>3649595
I like its antiquity, it was while the apollo program was still in progress. I found it really insightful for that reason, but I s'pose it's not always practical. Surprisingly, not much has changed since then, though. Not that you'd be learning in intro books.

I might suggest checking what the required texts are for some astrophysics courses at local universities (or any university) and just getting that textbook. It's probably available in PDF form somewhere for free, most textbooks are.

Probably not a real helpful answer, but I'm on my way out and havn't the time to look thoroughly.

[Anonymous No.3649617]

>>3649613
its a trap! like lady gaga!

[Anonymous No.3649624]

>>3649595
>>3649475
First, tell me what you think of my dick, and then I'll help you.

[Anonymous No.3649625]

>a girl
> a girl that's interested in what i'm trying to get my PhD in
>pleasebeinflorida

[Anonymous No.3649637]

>>3649625
>implying it would work out
We men HATE IT when a girl is smarter than us. Sure we like intelligence women, just not any that's higher than ours.

[Blackman No.3649640]

>>3649637
I don't think so, Tim.

[OP here No.3649649]

>>3649616
thats a good idea


>>3649624
yo dick is crooked and your arms are skinny
>implying underage masturbation gif

[Anonymous No.3649648]

>>3649637
>We men HATE IT when a girl is smarter than us.
Speak for yourself, insecurefag. You're just encouraging women to pretend they're stupid.

[Anonymous No.3649647]

>>3649637

Well i don't think many astronomers/astrophysicists really compete when it comes to their knowing.


they study it for the sake of learning, so i wouldn't care if she corrected me on the gravitational force between andromeda and the milky way or some shit.

[Anonymous No.3649658]

>>3649624
>>3649624


looks pretty dry, bruh

[Anonymous No.3649662]

>>3649640

[Anonymous No.3649664]

>>3649647
>so i wouldn't care if she corrected me on blahblahblah
trust me, you will, you definitely will

[Blackman No.3649666]

>>3649658
>Not slathering your cock with lotion each morning
>2011年

[Anonymous No.3649688]

>female here
>help me wif my homework plox
>don't hit on me silly boys :3

FUCK YOU

[Anonymous No.3649691]

>>3649624

Shit, I laughed for an hour (after imageblocking that shit with adblockplus).

[Anonymous No.3649699]

>>3649664

>implying my anger wouldn't just be let out on sex
>implying that wouldn't make sex better
>mfw you never implied any of this

And OP, despite the fact that we'll never meet and fall in love and have beautiful nights under the stars talking about the minds behind our favorite astronomers and physicists,


It's best you learn the fundamentals of physics while reading a simple astronomy textbook in the spare time (the key part at the beginning is physics)

go to library.nu and search for books, read and do some problems while also watching khan academy videos.


Once you have a basic understanding of fundamental physics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, etc. You can really explore the astronomy and apply your new knowledge in physics to astronomy.


The thing is, if you were to pursue this in college you'd normally have to get your BSc in physics, masters in physics, then PhD in astromony or astrophysics (they're practically the same)

[Anonymous No.3649725]

>>3649666
>666
>666
>666
dem cock triples

[Anonymous No.3649751]

>>3649648

>You're just encouraging women to pretend they're stupid.

They don't need encouragement, it's in their nature, brah.

[OP here No.3649759]

>>3649699
>And OP, despite the fact that we'll never meet and fall in love and have beautiful nights under the stars talking about the minds behind our favorite astronomers and physicists

female..genes...falling...for..trap...

ok, so I have just the basics of physics down, do you think I should jump into the mathematical angle first or the theoretical? Or they need to be learned side by side?

[Anonymous No.3649771]

>>3649688

[Anonymous No.3649776]

>you will never be able to use your tits to get pathetic virgins to grant your every wish

It's times like these that I wish I were a girl, knowing that you pathetic fucks will do anything, even for a girl you will never ever meet.

[Anonymous No.3649779]

>>3649759

Don't jump into theoretical until you understand the mathematics behind all of fundamental physics.


Now, hopefully you're good in calculus because that's the commonly used math when doing physics (though first year physics in college mostly use algebraic formulas).


Now of course you'll have basic algebraic formulas for simple things, but once you get deep into you'll see that you'll require some skill in calculus


why can't you go to a university or even a college? Perhaps we can meet and i'll just help you with your student loans while in the mean time we can go to the park sharing our pistachio nut ice cream and ruminating over the countless possibilities that lie beyond us in this vast and ever so beautiful cosmos. As if each time i look at the stars it's like i'm looking into your eyes

[Anonymous No.3649787]

>>3649779
>unibomber detected

[Anonymous No.3649814]

>>3649787

wat

[Anonymous No.3649819]

>>3649779
Just finished my bachelors, don't have the funds to go back for a second degree right now.

>results of meeting with 4chan users
pic related

[Anonymous No.3649826]

>>3649819

Well that sucks, what'd you get your bachelors in?

[Anonymous No.3649841]

>>3649819
>>results of meeting with 4chan users

Pfffffttttttttt.... Please! I would just put MDMA in your drink at the most.

[Anonymous No.3649868]

>>3649826
double major- Fine Arts & Biology

lulz raver drugs

[Anonymous No.3649872]

>>3649868

you faggot.

well, it takes a lot of fucking schooling to become an astrophysicists since you'll have to get your PhD. have fun bro

[Anonymous No.3649954]

>>3649475

Just a thought, but the chances of learning astrophysics outta school is about 0. You need at least 3 years of mathematics to get a basic grasp on relativity and quantum mechanics beyond the typical "lol space-time dilation" and "zomg hiesenberrrrrrg uncertainty".

But if you want general direction, astrophysics is the study of gravity (ie. general relativity) and the strong nuclear force (quantum chromodynamics). You'll need medium understanding of the electro-weak force (unified electromagnetics and weak nuclear force).

As far as books go Brief History of Time is really epic. Hyperspace by Michio Kaku. Gravitation by Kip Thorne is a beast of a book too, but worth reading. Their a little outdated, but not by much.

Generally speaking, your fuked. Astrophysics is PHD level shit. And even those guys can barely figure out wtf their talking about. Good luck though!

[Anonymous No.3650174]

>>3649954
I find it curious that you only mentioned males in your post and referred to astrophysicists as "those guys" implying that there aren't any women in the field.

Fuck off misogynistic prick.