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Which textbook/guide actually bullshits math and physics, may I ask?
by esalman 12y ago
Which textbook/guide actually bullshits math and physics, may I ask?
- ivan_ah 12y agoI'd say the standard UGRAD-level physics and calculus textbooks (Serway, Giancoli, Stewart) are full of BS. Do you really need to read 1000+ pages to learn calculus? Textbooks after first-year university are normally much better and bullshitfree. Graduate textbooks are usually solid. Also, there are many free textbooks out there that are essentially bullshit free, e.g. Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson available at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33283 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33283
- giardini 12y agoivan_ah says: "... Textbooks after first-year university are normally much better and bullshitfree. Graduate textbooks are usually solid." Amen! To that end I recommend "Mathematics Of Physics And Modern Engineering - Second Edition by I. S. Sokolnikoff and R. M. Redheffer http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Engineering-Stephen-Sokolnikoff/dp/0070596255/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427734261&sr=1-2&keywords=mathematics+of+physics+and+modern+engineering+by+sokolnikoff#customerReviews http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physics-Engineering-Stephe... Each chapter is independent, the text has a thorough index and covers most everything. Few errors, well-illustrated, nicely-sized and pleasant on the eyes. Most easy to read math book ever.