Wei's Bookshelf: Difference between revisions
(added fun section) |
|||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
A. Faber and E. Mazlish, ''How to Talk so Kids Can Learn'', FIRESIDE 1995. ($10.17 on Amazon) |
A. Faber and E. Mazlish, ''How to Talk so Kids Can Learn'', FIRESIDE 1995. ($10.17 on Amazon) |
||
== |
==Fun== |
||
R. P. Feynman, ''The Character of Physical Law'', M.I.T. Press, 1967. |
R. P. Feynman, ''The Character of Physical Law'', M.I.T. Press, 1967. |
||
R. P. Feynman, ''QED The Strange Theory of Light and Matter'', Princeton University Press, 1985. |
R. P. Feynman, ''QED The Strange Theory of Light and Matter'', Princeton University Press, 1985. |
||
R. Dawkins, ''The Selfish Gene'', Oxford University Press, 30th anniversary ed. (2006). [http://www.myilibrary.com/browse/open.asp?ID=87017 PDF available] |
|||
Revision as of 04:11, 6 October 2008
Science
J. Frenkel, Kinetic Theory of Liquids, Dover, 1955. ($11.76 on Amazon)
M. Hamermesh, Group Theory and Its Application to Physical Problems, Addison-Wesley, 1962. (Very clear. With many small examples that build intuition.)
Writing
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th ed., ALLYN & BACON 1979, 2000. ($10.85 on Amazon)
Computer
Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike, The Practice of Programming, Addison-Wesley, paperback 1999. ($34.40 on Amazon)
Kids
A. Faber and E. Mazlish, How to Talk so Kids Can Learn, FIRESIDE 1995. ($10.17 on Amazon)
Fun
R. P. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law, M.I.T. Press, 1967.
R. P. Feynman, QED The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Princeton University Press, 1985.
R. Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Oxford University Press, 30th anniversary ed. (2006). PDF available