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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 1-2 8 reviews Richard P. Feynman
Basic Books, 2003
Utterly compelling listening. A tour de force from a true scientific legend.
+ Help your kids learn from the best + Multiple CD's in each volume + Enojyable and interesting
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Fundamentals of Mathematical Logic 2 reviews Peter G. Hinman
A K Peters Ltd, 2005
A Comprehensive Graduate Text
If I were a young graduate student in mathematics looking for that one "perfect" graduate text on mathematical logic to purchase with my (very) limited income, I would buy a copy of Professor Hinman's book. In just under 900 pages, Hinman provides an extremely well written and informed ...
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Chaos: Making a New Science 108 reviews James Gleick
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988
Wonderful!
+ Non-Fiction + Play it again, Sam + New Perspective
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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Oxford Science Publications) 9 reviews G. H. Hardy, E. M. Wright
Oxford University Press, USA, 1980
One of the greatest
+ a milestone and a shining star in elementary number theory + Nice intro to number theory + Superb Introduction for the Mathematical Sophisticate + THE BOOK on number theory---BUY IT!!!!
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Physical Kinetics (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies) ... 3 reviews E.M. Lifshitz, L.P. Pitaevskii
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981
A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM
+ Beware: it is a Landau book + A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM
This book is the volume 10 and the last volume of the great Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz. It explains in great detail and rigour the theory of the processes ocurring in several systems not in statistical equilibrium. The book opens with a complete account of the transport ...
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Elementary Topology: Second Edition 6 reviews Michael C. Gemignani
Dover Publications, 1990
A wonderful introduction
+ A model of textbook writing + A good book as intro in topo + Very interesting Book
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Theory of Elasticity, Third Edition: Volume 7 (Theoretical Physics, Vol 7) 6 reviews L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1986
Fortunately... not Timoshenko
+ difficult to rate a book I have not yet received! + Sure... not Timoshenko.
Timoshenko's book is a collection of exercises. Landau's book is a collection of ideas.
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Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) 8 reviews L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1987
An Important Book in Physics
+ A must-have Fluid Mechanics Book + Fast and good + Classic on fluid mechanics + A solid text on fluid mechanics
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A First Course in General Relativity 24 reviews Bernard F. Schutz
Cambridge University Press, 1985
Great intro text
+ good first book for learning general relativity + As easy as it can be + As the title says, a good 'First Course'
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Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications 11 reviews Nouredine Zettili
Wiley, 2001
Zuper Complete Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics book!
+ An excellent first book + Helped me make it through undergrad quantum + Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications + Excellent undergrad quantum book
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Integrated Physics and Calculus, Volume 2 8 reviews Andrew Rex, Martin Jackson
Addison Wesley, 2000
Required reading for math and physics majors.
+ A+ Book....Phenomenal!!! + Not a bad idea at all! + Finally a book with a balance between conceptual understanding and mathematical modeling + Very good book
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Partial Differential Equations 2 reviews Jürgen Jost
Springer, 2002
Elliptic PDE's done right
+ A very good choice
I'm no specialist in PDE's but I boldly would like to review the present book.
This book is intended(in my personal view) as a in-depth-but-not-pedantic introduction to Elliptic equations (which, if one considers the original title in german "Partielle Differentialgleichungen - Elliptische ...
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Topology (2nd Edition) 33 reviews James Munkres
Prentice Hall, 2000
Ideal
+ ,,, + Good for auto-didacts
I've gone through most of this book and did many of the problems. The sections I skipped are the section on nets, the "review section" in chapter 4, the existence of a continuous nowhere-differentiable function, Dimension Theory, and all of Chapter 10 (Separation Theorems in the Plane), the ...
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Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory, Volume 3, Third Edition (Course of Theoretical Physics, Vol 3) 1 review L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, ...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981
Masterly treatment of the subject
This is a very good book on non-relativistic quantum mechanics by an acknowledged master of theoretical physics. Almost every sentence is meaningful and well thought out. However this book is not meant for a novice who wishes to study the subject for the first time. Landau's unique perspectives on ...
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Course of Theoretical Physics : Mechanics (Course of Theoretical Physics) 32 reviews Lev Davidovich Landau, L. D. Landau, ...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982
Excellent
+ Great Book + A Prerequisite for the other Volumes in this Series + Good background Material + Provides a new perspective on common concepts.
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 3-4 6 reviews Richard P. Feynman
Basic Books, 2004
5 Stars for sure but here is a caveat before you buy
+ Learn from the best- con't + Use with the Feynman Lectures (Red Books) - 3 Volume Set + If you liked the book then try this......
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Quantum Electrodynamics, Second Edition: Volume 4 5 reviews V B Berestetskii, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982
Theory and applications presented with great skill
+ very physical book + A good introduction + A COMPLETE BOOK ON QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
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Integrated Physics and Calculus, Volume 1 8 reviews Andrew Rex, Martin Jackson
Addison Wesley, 1999
Required reading for math and physics majors.
+ A+ Book....Phenomenal!!! + Not a bad idea at all! + Finally a book with a balance between conceptual understanding and mathematical modeling + Very good book
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An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (Dover Books on Advanced Mathematics) 8 reviews Earl A. Coddington
Dover Publications, 1989
A great Introduction or review.
+ Concise, well written + excellent book + An excellent text ... in 1970, not in 2003
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The Classical Theory of Fields, Fourth Edition: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series) 24 reviews L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980
The work of a master
+ Does the Work of at Least Four Modern Texts on the same subject + Physics/math study + My comment is not about the content, but about the edition.
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