I am going to take PChem I in my biochem dept next sem, which is a watered down version of the PChem course in Chem dept. It basically covers thermodynamics and a little bit of quantum stuff. The syllabus says there is no required text, since course notes will be available once we register for class. But I do want to get ahead of class by reading books. I have several books at hand, please give me suggestions on which one should I use and if you have any good free lectures, feel free to post links as well  Intro to Molecular thermodynamics by Hanson&amp;Green, PChem for Chem and BioSci by Chang,Molecular Driving Forces by Dill&amp;Bromberg, PChem: A molecular approach by McQuarrie, An introduction to thermal physics by Schroeder,Pchem by castellan, Callen's thermodynamics text and also Fermi's  Personally, I found Hanson, Castellan, Dill, and Chang are pretty good, haven't read any other
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I took an introductory chemistry course long ago, but the rules seemed arbitrary, and I've forgotten most of what I learned.  Now that I have an undergraduate education in physics, I should be able to use physics to learn general chemistry more effectively.  What resources, either books or on-line, are useful for physicists to learn the fundamentals of chemistry?  I'm not enrolled at a university, so official courses and labs aren't realistic.  Please note that I am not looking for books on specialized advanced topics, but a general introduction to chemistry that takes advantage of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics while requiring little or no prior knowledge of chemistry.
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I am studying the aerobic degradation of glucose and it seems that for every glucose molecule we should obtain $\ce{10H2O}$ molecules. However, it is known that we only obtain 6.  $\ce{C6H12O6 + 6O2 -&gt; 6CO2 + 6H2O}$  (I am not going to focus in all products and reactants, but just in the important ones for the formation of water molecules)   First, in the glycolysis, for each molecule of glucose we obtain two water molecules, $\ce{2NADH+}$ and 2 pyruvate molecules. By the oxidation of two pyruvate molecules we obtain $\ce{2NADH+}$ and 2 acetyl Co-A molecules. So we are going to pass twice through the Krebs cycle, obtaining $\ce{6NADH+}$ and $\ce{2FADH2}$, and requiring 4 water molecules.  So, when we arrive to the electron transport chain, we have a negative balance of 2 water molecules, and we have $\ce{10NADH+}$ and $\ce{2FADH2}$. We have been told that for every of these molecules 2 electrons go to the electron transport chain, that means that a total of 24 electrons go to the system. The problem comes here:  $\ce{4e- + 4H+ + O2 = 2H2O}$  So, bearing in mind that we have $24e^-$, 12 water molecules should be formed, so at the end, we have gained 10 water molecules, but we know that the number of water molecules formed should be 6. So, clearly there is something wrong in my explanation. I would be very pleased if you could tell me what is wrong.  Thanks in advance.
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I am looking for a multivariable calculus book that is really physics oriented.  Anyone know of any?  EDIT: My wife is looking to brush up on multivariable at the same time she needs to brush up on the related physics.
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I was wondering if some one here would please recommend an abstract algebra text book. In particular, I am seeking a text from among one of these:  1) Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foote  2) Algebra by Michael Artin  3) Topics in Algebra by Herstein.  I was wondering which text is best for a high school student and has great exposition and good problems. My goal is study some algebraic number theory some time later in the near future as I liked elementary number theory.
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I learned thermodynamics and the basics of statistical mechanics but I'd like to sit through a good advanced book/books. Mainly I just want it to be thorough and to include all the math. And of course, it's always good to give as much intuition about the material.  Some things I'd be happy if it includes (but again, it mostly just needs to be a clear book even if it doesn't contain these) are:   As much justifications for the postulates if possible, I'm very interested in reading more about how Liouville's theorem connects to the postulates. Have examples of calculating partition functions, hopefully not just the partition function for the ideal gas.
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What is a good textbook on statistical field theory,  with an emphasis on applications to non-equilibrium phenomena?  I am a final-year undergraduate, have already taken introductory classes in statistical physics and quantum mechanics but do not know a lot of quantum field theory yet. I would like to better understand nonequilibrium phenomena, phase transitions and spontaneous symmetry breaking in condensed matter systems.
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I'm interested in learning physics. I do realize that the subject is large and that it would be easier if I had a specific area of interest. However, I do not. I suppose I want to learn about the fundamentals of it all; the axioms that combine all physics fields. Or, in other words, a high school physics class.   Specifically, a book or series of videos would be helpful. I looked over MIT and unfortunately the material wasn't for me. I don't mean to be "picky" so I am not completely ruling out any resource just yet.   Thanks in advance.
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I am a physics Master's student.  I have good grades, with CGPA above 9(/10)(However, all courses in my university are graded on a curve so the actual marks are significantly lower than 90%). This has been my marks throughout my undergraduate and graduate courses and I was happy because this was above average. Also, my summer projects in UG were usually computational and any difficulty I had in theoretical aspects I attributed it to my inexperience in advanced Physics.   However, recently I have started to work on pure theoretical project and while reading for the project I realized that I consistently miss some details from each topic. I understand the general idea, can re-derive most of the equations(with some effort) however when I discuss things with my professor or when I read further topics I realize that I have missed certain key-details. This is exactly similar to the case of me missing a few key questions in my exams and getting that 9 grade point instead of 10(or at-least I think so). I was not worried about this before but now I realize that there is some flaw in the way I study (but I do not know what).   Since I want to apply for Physics PhD I realized that I will need to have solid concepts and it would be best to correct my mistakes but I do not know how or even what could be the reason for my imperfect understanding.  Any direct suggestion would help or even certain general guidelines on what I can do.    Things I've tried recently -   1) I've started to written down almost everything I read. This is slightly laborious but is certainly helping. It also helps me to gloss over the things I read previously when I come back the next day.  2) I completely avoid smartphone when I'm library/study room so that I won't get distracted. Not sure if it helps me solve the above problem but certainly helps me study better in general.  3) I've tried to read the topics from several sources. The books I am reading is somewhat like a collection of research papers and hence does not have a exercises. So I though reading from various sources might help get better ideas but it's not really helping because most other sources are too high level as an introductory text. But this will probably help me in cases where it's practical to do this.  4) Somewhat similar to point (1)- I am trying reread, whenever I can, what I've done until that point. But not sure how much this will help me in filling the gaps.
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I'm looking for a textbook or set of lecture notes on gauge theory for mathematicians that assumes only minimal background in physics. I'd prefer a text that uses more sophisticated mathematical concepts like principal bundles and connections, and categorical language whenever convenient.
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What's a good book (or other resource) for an advanced undergraduate/early graduate student to learn about ,  and ?   has a  that makes me wary of it, but something like it would be great.
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I would like to teach myself measure theory and I am looking for a good introductory textbook at the advanced undergraduate or early graduate level. A reader-friendly text with plenty of examples would be ideal.
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As a molecular biology graduate student I have decided to learn some basic programming and bioinformatics since everybody says that it is crucial. For example, what would you learn if you need to work with RNA-Seq data, compare and interpret them?   Thanks!
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I'm a looking for a good book to self-study differential forms. Particularly, I'm looking for a book that is as similar as possible to Bert Mendelson's "Introduction to topology" (i.e. a book that procede by  following a: "Definition, theorem, proof" style). In addition, the book that I'm looking for should be as much self consistent as possibile. I'm a first year graduate student in nuclear engineering. My prerequisites are a good understanding of (multivariate and vector) calculus,  linear algebra, and a little of functional analysis, Lebesgue integration theory, PDE. I know nothing about differential geometry, but to my (very) poor understanding  differential forms and concept like manifolds and so on are linked to each other.
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During this summer break, I want to use my time to broaden my knowledge of mathematics. I am a very motivated high school student searching for some challenging material to learn, and the two subjects I had in mind are complex analysis and probability theory.  For probability theory I already choose a book, but I am struggling a bit with finding the right complex analysis textbook. I already found two textbooks which seem pretty good to me:  by Sara Maad Sasane and  by Zill.  As to requirements for the book:   The textbook must not be too broad, since I only have 6 weeks to study intensively (yes, I know it's a challenge to study most of complex analysis in 6 weeks). The textbook must not require a lot of prerequisities other than knowledge of single variable calculus (not a course in proof writing) and must not be too rigourous (some pictures and intuitive explanations can come in handy).   I hope someone could give some advise as to if the books I found suit my needs, if someone has experience with those books or if someone knows a book other than the two I found which suit my needs better.  Thanks in advance.
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Is there any good book on Electromagnetism from a more mathematical point of view? By this I mean a book which makes use of differential forms and maybe De Rham cohomology. I was also searching for something that would include E&amp;M in the big picture of Gauge theories.
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Which book is the best for me to self-study/improve at static mechanics problems?  I am looking for a book with a lot of ( only ) problems, not a theoretical book.  Not only basic problems, the ideal is a book with a lot of problems going from easy to hard.
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Is there a package that supports the addition or subtraction of chemical equations, perhaps with automatic tabbing and a alignment.  Whilst it is obvious I could set up tables or use mathmode's align feature, it seems so much more efficient to have a package handle the tabbing automatically, since it is rather predictable in this application.  mhchem does not seem to have such a feature...      Another advantage is you could maintain the readability of your equations and you would not have the added clutter associated with tables, especially tabs &amp;, which diminish the readability of your .tex document.  And of course, the line should be automatically inserted before the last row.