Hey all -
Soon to be STEM /sci/ major here.
I was interested in some book suggestions that would be good to read over the summer.
Some stuff I prefer if you could suggest within the category -
Math Philosophy (interesting Math subjects, abstract ideas, perhaps a more advanced book akin to Vsauce / Numberphiles' subjects)
Science books discussing interesting and somewhat controversial topics, as well as political and economic development of drugs, medicine, etc
Physics / Abstract Mathematical mindfuck books that don't make sense but make all the sense in the world fundamentally
Or really just any /sci/ books you recommend.
Thanks for any and all help!
Cheers.
>>8112588
Proofs from the BOOK
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783642008566
>>8112592
This looks pretty interesting.
How hard would it be to read and study with only elementary / undergraduate experience?
I'm actually in your same situation and would like to get some suggestions as well.
>>8112588
>vsauce numberphile
absolute shit
if you like math do linear algebra from hoffman kunze
or analysis from Tao
both are great for starting
>>8112601
It's not really for studying as much as for reading some interesting proofs.
>>8112588
Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
It's a pretty neat book.
>>8112588
If you want advice regarding college/university or your career path, go to /adv/ - Advice.
If you want help with your homework, go to /wsr/ - Worksafe Requests.
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>>8112588
>some book suggestions that would be good to read over the summer.
Book of Proof - Hammack
Calculus - Spivak
Get the basics down, then fuck your mind later.
>>8113441
I did exactly this the summer before my first year of undergrad. It left me very well prepared.
>>8112601
It's not really a textbook for learning, but a collection of ingenious proofs from a variety of fields. I've read it a few years ago and as far as I remember it uses mostly elementary methods (differentiation, complex numbers, some linear algebra, etc., but nothing too hard) to prove surprising results.
>>8112588
Learning SQL. Need to know a good book.
>>8112588
>>8113482
Lynda's PHP with MySQL helped me with it. Or just google that shit. its too easy to find programming tuts
>>8112588
Norbert Wiener: Cybernetics or control and communication in the animal and the machine.
