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🧵 I'm a midwit, shill me textbooks to escape this phase

Anonymous No. 16153245

any /sci/ textbooks must read to not be pop /sci/ or midwit, I'll be reading them all the time
I love reading textbooks

Anonymous No. 16153252

>>16153245
Calculus Stewart
Linear algebra done right
Linear algebra done wrong
Some introductory statistics book
Feynman Lectures Vol 1 and 2
Some inorganic and organic chemistry books, I don’t know any and I’m bad at chemistry

Do the exercises

The sci wiki has book recommendations on all topics, some a are good and some are autistic

Anonymous No. 16153263

>>16153252
thanks anon

Anonymous No. 16153284

>>16153263
Don't be stupid and go through those textbooks, instead do these.
Mathematics for Physicists by Altland
Complex Analysis by Eiderman
ORDINARY Differential equations by Logan
Mathematical Methods by Blennow
Then do only the mechanics and electricity and magnetism only sections of "physics for scientists and engineers" by Knight

Pirate these books and their solutions manual from libgen.rs

Once you go through Knight, work through classical mechanics by Taylor, electrodynamics by griffith,QUANTUM MECHANICS BY GRIFFITHS 2ND EDITION THEN quantum mechanics by bes BECAUSE BES HAS SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS IN HIS BOOK, statistical mechanics by Reif, look up their solutions on libgen.rs as well.

It's all you need to do as a undergraduate physicist.

I FORGOT QUANTUM FIELD THEORY BY MAGGIORE, ITS AN OXFORD BOOK

Anonymous No. 16153293

>>16153284
thank you for your time to suggest those physics textbooks
how much time did it take you to go through all the works you mentioned?

Anonymous No. 16153363

>>16153245
How does one escape the midwit syndrome? I find myself incapable of understanding the world around me . Plus I'm socially retarded

Anonymous No. 16153367

>>16153363
the same as you, anon. I'm waiting for some help here, I'm as socially retarded as you, I can't even find words to discuss normie discussions with my parents

Anonymous No. 16154394

>>16153245
See https://sheafification.com/the-fast-track/

Anonymous No. 16154399

>>16153263
M0: Introduction to polymers
Recommended books
>Principles of Polymerization, 4th Edition, G. Odian, 2004, John Wiley & Sons.
>Polymer Chemistry: An Introduction, 3rd Edition, M.P. Stevens, 1999, Oxford University Press.
>Handbook of Polymer Synthesis, Part A, Ed H.R. Kricheldorf, 1992, Marcel Dekker.
>Polymer Chemistry & Physics, 2nd Edition, J.M.G. Cowie, 1991, Blackie.
>Introduction to Industrial Polymers, 2nd edition, H. Ulrich, 1993, Hanser.
>Polymer Physics, U. Gedde, 1995, Chapman & Hall.
M1: Inorganic materials
Recommended Books
>Magnetism and Transition Metal Compounds, Carling, R.L., and van Duyneveldt, A.J., Springer-Verlag, 1977
>Molecular Magnetism, Kahn, O., VCH, 1993
>Magnetism and Transition Metal Complexes, Mabbs, F.E., Machin, D.J., London, 1973
>Magnetochemistry, Orchard, A.F., Oxford, 2003
>Magnetism in Condensed Matter, Blundell, S., Oxford, 2001
M2: Advanced diffraction methods
Recommended books
>Clegg, W., Crystal Structure Determination, Oxford Chemistry Primer.
>Ladd, M. F. C. and Palmer, R. A., Structure Determination by X-ray Crystallography, Plenum Press.
>Glusker, J. P., Lewis, M. and Rossi, M., Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists, V. C. H. Publishing.
>Young, R. A., The Rietfeld Method, O.U.P.
>Bacon, G. E., Neutron Diffraction, O.U.P.
>Bacon, G. E., Applications of Neutron Diffraction in Chemistry, Pergammon Press.
>Grundy, P. J. and Jones G. A., Electron Microscopy in the Study of Materials, Edward Arnold Ltd.
>Spence, J. C. H., Experimental High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, Clarendon Press.
>Fultz, B. and Howe, J. M., Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of Materials, Springer-Verlag.
>Thomas, G. and Goringe, M. J., Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials, John Wiley and Sons.

Anonymous No. 16154402

>>16153263
M4: Energy landscapes and soft materials
Recommended books
>J. L. Barrat and J. P. Hansen, Basic concepts for simple and complex liquids, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
>D. J. Wales, Energy Landscapes, Cambridge University Press,2003.
M5: Stereocontrolled organic synthesis
Recommended books
>Organic Chemistry, J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, OUP 2012 (the first edition, OUP 2001, is also suitable)
>Classics in Total Synthesis, K. C. Nicolaou, E. J. Sorensen, Wiley-VCH 1996.
Further reading/reference
>Classics in Total Synthesis, Part II, K. C. Nicolaou, S. Snyder, VCH, 2003.
>Classics in Total Synthesis, Part III, K. C. Nicolaou, S. Snyder, VCH, 2011.
>Organic Chemistry, J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, P. Wothers, , OUP, 2000.
>Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds E. L. Eliel, S. H. Wilen, L. N. Mander, , Chapter 12, Wiley, 1994.
>The Logic of Chemical Synthesis, E. J. Corey, X.-M. Cheng, Wiley, 1989.
>Selected Organic Syntheses I. Fleming, Wiley, 1993.
>Organic Synthesis, J. Fuhrop, G. Penzlin, , 2nd Edn, VCH, 1994.
>Stereoselectivity in Organic Synthesis, G. Procter, Oxford Chemistry Primer, OUP, 1998.
>Pericyclic Reactions, Fleming, I.,, Oxford Chemistry Primer 67, OUP, 1998.
M6: Computer simulation methods in chemistry and physics
Recommended books
>Understanding Molecular Simulation, From Algorithms to Applications, D. Frenkel and B. Smit, (Academic Press).
>Computer Simulation of Liquids, M. P. Allen and D. J. Tildesley (Clarendon Press).
>Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, D. Chandler (Oxford University Press).
>Molecular Modelling, Principles and Applications, A. R. Leach (Longman).

Anonymous No. 16154404

>>16153263
M7: Solid electrolytes
Recommended books
>Basic Solid State Chemistry, 2nd ed, A.R. West, Wiley, 1999.
>The Physical Chemistry of Solids, R.J. Borg and G.J. Dienes, Academic, 1992.
>Physics and Chemistry of Solids. S.R. Elliott, Wiley, 1998.
>Solid State Electrochemistry, ed. P.G. Bruce, CUP, 1995.
>Elements of the Random Walk, J. Rudnick and G. Gasperi, CUP, 2004.
>Hopping Conduction in Solids, H. Bottger and V. Bryskin, VCH, 1986.
>Atomic Transport in Solids, A.R. Allnatt and A.B. Lidiard, CUP, 1993.
M8: Main group organometallics
Recommended reading for Dr Wheatley’s lectures
>Structures of organonitrogen-lithum compounds, K. Gregory, P. v. R Schleyer, R. Snaith, Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, 1991, 37, 47(review).
>Controlling chemoselectivity in the lithiation of substituted aromatic tertiary amides, D. R. Armstrong, S.
>R. Boss, J. Clayden, R. Haigh, B. A. Kirmani, D. J. Linton, P. Schooler, A. E. H. Wheatley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2004, 43, 2135.
>Ligand effects in the formation of tertiary carbanions from substituted tertiary aromatic amides, A.C
>Smith, M. Donnard, J. Haywood, M. McPartlin, M.A. Vincent, I.H. Hillier, J. Clayden, A.E.H. Wheatley, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 8078.
>Deprotonative metalation using ate compounds: synergy, synthesis, and structure building, R.E. Mulvey, F. Mongin, M. Uchiyama, Y. Kondo, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 3802 (review).
Reference material for p-block organometallics
>Organometallics, C. Elschenbroich, (Wiley).
>Chemistry of the Elements, N. N. Greenwood, A. Earnshaw, (Elsevier)

Anonymous No. 16154406

>>16153263
I1: Atmospheric chemistry and global change
Recommended books
>R. P. Wayne, Chemistry of Atmospheres, Third Edition (2000), OUP.
>G. P. Brasseur, J. J. Orlando and G. S. Tyndall, Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Change, (1999), OUP.
>T. E. Graedel and P. J. Crutzen, Atmospheric Change - An Earth System Perspective, (1993) W. H. Freeman and Co (New York).
>B. J. Finlayson-Pitts and J. N. Pitts, Jr Chemistry of the upper and lower atmosphere, Academic Press.
>D. J. Jacob, Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry, (2004) Princeton University Press.
The following two items contains useful introductory material
>J. T. Houghton, Global warming, the complete briefing, (2004), CUP.
>http://www.ipcc.ch International Panel on Climate Change.
I2: Climate dynamics and critical transitions in the climate system: from
past to future
I3: Materials, electronics and renewable energy
Recommended books
>Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air, Mackay D. J. C. UIT : Cambridge (2009)
>The Physics of Solar Cells, Nelson J. Imperial College Press (2003)
>Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis, Blankenship R. E. Blackwell Science (2002)

Anonymous No. 16154409

>>16153263
L1: Catalysis in synthesis
Recommended books
>Transition metals in the synthesis of complex organic molecules, Louis S. Hegedus, University Science Books, 2009.
>Organic Synthesis Using Transition Metals, Roderick Bates, Wiley, 2012. (Available as eBook downloadable from University Network. DOI: 10.1002/9781119942863)
>Organotransition metal chemistry: from bonding to catalysis, John F. Hartwig, University Science Books, 2010.
>Fundamentals of Asymmetric Catalysis, Patrick J. Walsh and Marisa C. Kozlowski., University Science Books, 2008.
>New Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis, Wiley, 2007. (Available as eBook downloadable from University Network. DOI: 10.1002/0470098007)
>Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, I Ojima (Ed.), Wiley, 2010. (Available as eBook downloadable from University Network.DOI: 10.1002/9780470584248)
L2: Nano science and colloid science – chemistry at small lengthscales
Recommended Books
>Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry, Ed K. J. Klabunde
>Characterisation of Nanophase Materials, Ed Zhong Lin Wang
>Introduction to Modern Colloid Science, R. Hunter
>Surfactants and Polymer in Aqueous Solution, Jonsson et al.
>Basic Principles of Colloid Science, D.H. Everett
>An Introduction to Ultra Thin Organic Films, from Langmuir-Blodgett to Self-Assembly, A. Ulman
>Surfactants and Interfacial Phenomena, M.J. Rosen
>The Colloidal Domain, D.F. Evans and H. Wennerstrom
L3: Electronic structure of solid surfaces
Recommended books
>A. Zangwill, Physics at Surfaces, Cambridge University Press, 1988
>D.P. Woodruff and T.A. Delchar, Modern Techniques of Surface Science, Cambridge University Press, 1994
>G. Attard and C. Barnes, Surfaces, Oxford University Press, 1998
>J.A. Venables, Introduction to Surface and Thin-Film Processes, Cambridge University Press, 2000
>G.A. Somorjai and Y. Li, Introduction to Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Anonymous No. 16154412

>>16153263
L4: Chemical biology and drug discovery
Recommended books
General
>An introduction to enzyme and coenzyme chemistry, T. D. H. Bugg, Blackwell 2004
>Medicinal chemistry, principles and practice, Ed. F. D. King, RSC 2002
>The organic chemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, R. B. Silverman, Academic Press, 2000
>Bioconjugate Techniques (Third Edition) by Greg T. Hermanson, Academic press
More specialized
>Evaluation of enyzme inhibitors in drug discovery, R. A. Copeland, Wiley 2005
>Posttranslational modification of proteins, C. T. Walsh, Roberts 2006
>Fragment based approaches in drug discovery, Ed. W. Jahnke, D. A. Erlanson, Wiley VCH 2006
L5: Chemical dynamics
Recommended Books
>Theories of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Niels E. Henriksen and Flemming Y. Hansen, Oxford University Press.
>Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, David Chandler, Oxford University Press.
L6: Supramolecular chemistry and self-organisation
Recommended Books
>Modern Physical Organic Chemistry, E. V. Anslyn and D. A. Dougherty, University Science Books, 2006.
>Supramolecular Chemistry, P. D. Beer, P. A. Gale and D. K. Smith, Oxford Chemistry Primer, OUP 1999.
>Supramolecular Chemistry, J. W. Steed and J. L. Atwood, Wiley, 2000.
>Principles and methods in supramolecular chemistry, H. J. Schneider and A. Yatsimirski, Wiley, 1999.
L8: Total synthesis
Recommended reading
>The Logic of Chemical Synthesis, Corey, E. J. and Cheng, X.-M., Wiley, 1989.
>Classis in Total Synthesis, K. C. Nicolaou, VCH, 1996.
>Comprehensive Organic Transformations: A Guide to Functional Group Preparations, R. C. Larock, Wiley VCH, 1999.
>Tactics in Organic Synthesis, T. L. Ho, Wiley, 1994.
>Organic Synthesis: The Disconnection Approach, S. Warren, 1982.

Anonymous No. 16154413

>>16153263
L9: Biosynthesis
Recommended books
>Derwick P. M., Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosythetic Approach, 3rd edition, Wiley, 2003.
>McMurray J. E. and Begley T.P., The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways, Roberts and Co., 2005.
>Herbert R. B. Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites, Chapman and Hall, second edition, 1989.
>Walsh C. Antibiotics: Actions, Origins, Resistance, ASM Press, 2003.
>Mann J. , Secondary Metabolism, OUP, second edition, 1987.
>O’Hagan D. The Polyketide Metabolites, Ellis Horwood, 1991.

Anonymous No. 16154416

>>16153245
Suffer through undergrad material, learn quantum field theory asap.

For undergrad physics. Just read these Schutz's GR book for SR, shankar's QM, sakurai's QM, lahiri and pal's QFT, peskin and schroeder's QFT + all Landau & Lifshitz books. After that, both of the Deligne books on QFT + ST

For math, read baez-gauge fields, bertlmann-anomalies in qft, https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.02031 , schlichenmaier-riemann surfaces, http://geocalc.clas.asu.edu/pdf/OerstedMedalLecture.pdf
http://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/216blog/FOAGnov1817public.pdf & Kato's "Heart of Cohomology" for intuition
(encyclopedia of mathematical sciences) Algebra I–X
(encyclopedia of mathematical sciences) Algebraic Geometry I–IV
This book is the most friendly serious book to start

https://www.claymath.org/library/monographs/cmim01c.pdf

https://jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/astr3740_17/grbook.pdf

Then after you're finally at what mathematicians and physicists actually care about when they talk about rigorous physics.

http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/~siegel/Fields4.pdf

https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory

https://ncatlab.org/nlab/search?query=quantum+field+theory

Anonymous No. 16154429

>>16153284
>Mathematics for Physicists by Altland
>Complex Analysis by Eiderman
Sternberg's Advanced Calculus is better for physicists

Anonymous No. 16154433

>>16153263
>>16153284
Shit list. Almost none of undergrad physics is relevant to math. Undergrads don't even get to quantum field theory, which is a prerequisite to most of the interesting stuff in modern physics. I can give some recommendations for just learning qft if you're interested.
Know basic mechanics, stuff from first year physics. Read the first 4 chapters of Schutz's general relativity, best place to learn special relativity and tensors in physics. Read the first half or so of Shankar's quantum mechanics, it's a clear intro but the later chapters aren't very good, also I think it covers enough classical mechanics but if not look at Goldstein's chapters on lagrangians and hamiltonians. Read the first 4 chapters of Sakurai's quantum mechanics. Now you should be able to read qft books like Lahiri and Pal, Ryder, Peskin and Schroeder, and Srednicki.
For further reading, some interesting books are Bertlmann's anomalies in qft, Coleman's aspects of symmetry, Atiyah's geometry and physics of knots, Hori's mirror symmetry, Ammon's gauge/gravity duality, Becker's string and M theory, Francesco's conformal field theory, Zinn-Justin's qft and critical phenomena

Anonymous No. 16154435

Imagine thinking that Math is in any way relevant when OP has admitted he is a midwit.

Anonymous No. 16154455

>>16154416
based

Anonymous No. 16154473

>>16153252
>two introductory bloated lin alg books
nice bait

Anonymous No. 16155145

>>16153252
Is Keisler's infinitesimal calculus an autistic recommendation?

I have both, worked through them equally. I used Stewart more for sequences and series (and the some ODEs). Now about to start multivariable calculus.

Anonymous No. 16155911

>>16153252
Stewart is garbage. Copypasted exercises and shit treatment of calculus

Anonymous No. 16155913

>>16155145
What even is the point of these "higher calculus" books? Why even read a non-rigorous book on shit like sequences and series? That's Analysis I stuff, might as well read Amann Escher at that point

Anonymous No. 16156748

>>16153284
Who the fuck has the time for this shit. It takes like 1 year to go though each book

Anonymous No. 16157483

>>16153284
Waste of time

Anonymous No. 16157533

>>16153245
Linear algebra by Shilov => Baby Rudin => Stein and Shakarchi analysis books (all 4 of them in order)
Add basic group theory and topology texts and tada, you know more math than many graduate students!