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Recommended physics reading, for Gringo the [not feeling so] great
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RE: Recommended physics reading, for Gringo the [not feeling so] great
May 1, 2012 at 11:54 am
(May 1, 2012 at 11:50 am)Shell B Wrote: I wonder if watching recorded lectures would be more helpful. It's cheaper than attending them, in some cases.

TTC (The Teaching Company) has some really good courses in video and audio. Unfortunately they can be a bit on the pricey side.
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May 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm
(May 1, 2012 at 11:37 am)tobie Wrote: The book that got me into physics was "Big Bang" by Simon Singh. The title is slightly misleading, as it covers a lot more than the big bang ( a lot is history of maths and physics ) and goes into astronomy and relativity aswell.

Another book I would recommend is "Why does E=mc squared?" by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw ( both physics professors at Manchester University, and Brian Cox is a well known physics documentary maker in the UK ) and deals with the axioms behind relativity, the maths that lead Einstein to Special and General relativity, and what they mean.

I don't know about the availability of either of these books in the US, although they should both be on the kindle.

I'm in the UK, Tobie, so I'll be able to pick them up. Cheers for the suggestions, one and all.
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RE: Recommended physics reading, for Gringo the [not feeling so] great
May 1, 2012 at 12:50 pm
(April 30, 2012 at 9:04 pm)Phil Wrote: you can go to a nearby university that allows one to audit courses

this is an awesome idea. i'm going to look into this as well.
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