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Brian Green peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11... more

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  The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

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  • Posted:Sep-17-2009

  • An Elegant Discussion of the Universe
  • The nature of the universe has always fascinated me, and in this book I have found an excellent description of the one we live in.
    Green begins by discussing the particles and forces that are...
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  • Posted:Jul-27-2009

  • Over My Head
  • Reading some of the other reviews I got the impression that this book was made for the average man - that would be me. I enjoyed the first few chapters but as the book went on it was pretty easy...
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  • Posted:Mar-23-2008

  • Useful but Quite Limited
  • This book has drawn a great deal of praise, but I think that praise tends to mainly come from two audiences: (a) knowledgable physicists who are already sold on string theory and don't really need...
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In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying... more

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  Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

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  • Posted:Sep-03-2009

  • A Superb Example of Science Writing for a Lay Audience
  • As he did previously in his marvelously entertaining book HYPERSPACE, Michio Kaku demonstrates once again in PARALLEL WORLDS that he is a master of the popular science genre. This is in no way...
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  • Posted:Apr-24-2009

  • Esoteric.
  • In giving three stars to this book I don't mean to deride Professor Kaku's abilities in any way. This is instead a reflection of what I felt I got out of it as someone more focused on ideas that...
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  • Posted:Oct-28-2008

  • Creationist bias
  • The glossary entry for "anthropic principle" begins "The principle that the constants of nature are tuned to allow for life and intelligence." Tuning something is an activity that demands...
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Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do... more

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  Physics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))

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  • Posted:Sep-12-2009

  • I Love Physics - Great Help for kids
  • Added to Library with other books to help communicate ideas and thoughts to kids. Variety in communicating is a great way to see other angles to help kids figure out how things work.
    
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  • Posted:Jan-13-2009

  • Disappointed...
  • I bought this book for physics w/o calculus and used it maybe once or twice. It is good if you don't understand the concepts but terrible for helping you work out the problems. I don't know about...
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  • Posted:May-06-2007

  • Pretty good
  • It's pretty good, although it could be better. It would have helped to be a little more concise, or to have more examples; really just MORE. It does help, though.
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The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional... more

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  Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion

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  • Posted:Jul-30-2009

  • Mr. Kaku can not be said to be a paragon of cleverness.
  • Rate: -10 heavy-matter stars warping the 10-dimensional empty space of the author's head.
    
    I am not a physicist, so I will not comment on the "science" of this book. Others have done it...
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  • Posted:Jul-23-2009

  • Interesting fairly-simple read
  • A littler out of date with newer theoretical developments in string theory, but still an interesting and fascinating read. I found it to be a fairly simple and smooth read for the average reader,...
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  • Posted:Jul-17-2006

  • Outdated and not broken down enough for non-science people
  • The book is a bit outdated, as to be expected, and does not include M theory, the theoretical, incomplete theory unifying the many string theories. The book used too many technical terms without...
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A cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all... more

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  Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means

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  • Posted:Jul-08-2009

  • Too much information for the common reader
  • The book "Linked" is very interesting and it is written so that the average person can follow it. However, the author describes every detail (it seems) of how he and his colleagues discovered the...
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  • Good Pop. Sci Book
  • I first came across Barabasi through a colleague who works in bioinformatics. Having read some of his technical papers, I was unaware that he had a popular book on his work. I was pleasantly...
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  • Jesus or Barabasi?
  • The book of Ecclesiastes says: "Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new?
    It hath been already of old time, which was before us."
    The discovery reported in this book...
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This book first teaches learners how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful... more

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  Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition)

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  • Posted:Sep-13-2009

  • required
  • This book is required for my quantum mechanics class. It's a good book but I recommend a supplementary book. Libof or something of the sort to help..
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  • Posted:Mar-24-2009

  • Does NOT teach you how to do Quantum Mechanics
  • This book was required for an introductory course in physical chemistry that I took. In general, I'd say that this book far from ideal for such as chemistry course and may be better for physics...
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  • Posted:Mar-08-2009

  • A practical "how-to" introduction to Quantum Mechanics
  • I think Griffith is very practical in wanting students of his book to learn to "do physics." This is clearly reflected in how the book is organized. Griffith does not dwell on philosophical or...
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Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed... more

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  QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library)

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  • Posted:Sep-05-2009

  • Feynman at his best
  • An excellent and very enlightening book. Typical Feynman and even better than his Six easy pieces an Six not so easy pieces. Strongly recommended for those who want an introduction into QED without...
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  • Posted:Apr-11-2007

  • I want to love this book but can't
  • Yes the book explains QED without any math, but it doesn't really explain it very well. I admire what Feynman is trying to do, but I don't believe he succeeds. I'll give one example. The book is...
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This revised edition of Feynman?s legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues... more

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  The Feynman Lectures on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition

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  • Posted:Sep-19-2009

  • Very good but hard to learn from
  • I graduated with a math degree and a few months later decided I'd like to teach myself some physics. This seemed like it would be a good fit and it is, to an extent. It's very engaging and creative...
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  • Low Quality Product
  • The Feynman Lectures on Physics is a classic that must belong to everyone's library. This edition is very well designed, but the paint in the cover keep getting off into my hands. The cover of my...
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  • Posted:Nov-20-2007

  • Don't Believe The Hype!!!
  • Like Public Enemy said:
    
    DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!
    
    Get ready for some blasphemy to set your head straight:
    
    These books just aren't that great!
    
    Everyone...
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Stephen Hawking?s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this... more

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  The Universe in a Nutshell

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  • Posted:May-21-2009

  • Nitor en passant, stand back please!
  • I've read this book twice now, and find it's brilliance and intrigue undiminished. The illustrations and the accompanying captions are enormously insightful of their own accord. The text...
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  • Posted:Apr-27-2009

  • Could Have Been So Much Better
  • This book could have been a lot better.
    
    This is a book for people with some previous knowledge of quantum physics. It starts nicely enough but then jumps into scientific jargon without...
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  • Posted:Mar-30-2009

  • Not Science
  • This is not what one should expect from a scientist. Rarely will you find any logical proofs backing up outlandish statements made, so I say it is a bunch of rubbish, which lacks any rigid...
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher is a publishing first. This set... more

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  Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher

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  • Great Teacher, Great Mind
  • Dr. Feynman makes the basic principles of physics accessible to the layman. I read this several years ago while in the middle of research on different topic. After finishing Mr. Gleick's biography...
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  • An effort to make physic easier for beginners
  • Richard Feynman is a good teacher for at least half the class?
    The half of the class that never gets anything anyway he can inspire, but
    this books is overly simple for many who are...
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With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by... more

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  Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)

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  • A good book, prompt delivery
  • I read this book in the late 1970's, and after reading it, I felt I was walking on air for days. I just wanted to have it to reread and to share with my children. The book came quickly and was in...
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  • Posted:Jan-11-2009

  • New-age mysticism for new-age afficianados
  • Not my cup of tea at all. Zukav's general formula for the dogma in this book is of the form: (A B) and (C D), where relationship 1 and relationship 2 have the same...
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  • Posted:Jul-05-2008

  • Good read
  • Nutshell review - a fun introduction and overview of the mysteries and quirks of the world of quantum physics. A good read written in a easy to understand style for us laymen.
    
    
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  Course of Theoretical Physics : Mechanics (Course of Theoretical Physics)

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  • Posted:Aug-08-2009

  • A Theoretical Physics Classic
  • One of the most significant moments in my Physics education came during my sophomore year in college. I decided to pick up a copy of "Mechanics" by Landau and Lifshitz that was on reserve in the...
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  • Posted:Mar-14-2009

  • A beautiful woman with cheap (but baught expensively!) clothing
  • A masterpiece of classical mechanics!
    I strongly suggest using it as a supplement for your mechanics course.
    A brief but really complete presentation of the subject that must be studied...
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  • Posted:Dec-02-2006

  • Not Useful for Learning
  • Way overrated. L&L lacks motivation and empiricism. Justifications behind their derivations are often specious. If you know the subject, it's a nice perspective. Otherwise, it's useless. Two...
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Megumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her... more

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  The Manga Guide to Physics

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  • An Excellent Entertaining Introduction to Mechanics
  • Like the rest of the Manga series the Guide to Physics offers an excellent well-laid out introduction to the material it covers. The best use of the comic story to introduce material and a textual...
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In the years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time has established itself as a... more

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  The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition

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  • An important book to have out for the children.
  • This is a classic science book. Don't be intimidated by the author, this is a well written book for the rest of us. I was surprised of the humor Mr. Hawking uses. One day, one of your children may...
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  • Posted:Jan-14-2009

  • diminishing returns
  • The gains from reading this book are directly proportional to the amount of pictures in it since the quality of the writing is consistently mediocre;one passes the event horizon around page 100.
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  • A bit too brief
  • I felt like there wasn't enough information in Hawking's explanations to really understand the concepts. So many times the fragments of information provided left me with a vague idea and a lot of...
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  The Sound Reinforcement Handbook

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  • If your studing for an exam(VDV), this is another good book.
  • Once again, if your studing for the CA state VDV evam, this is another goob book to read . It handles all your sound reinforcement studies and questions. Impedance,microphones,speakers and cables...
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  • Sound Reinforcement
  • Good general text. Did not cover enough aspects of live performance and sound shaping and enhancement for my needs. A little dated.
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  • Posted:May-10-2008

  • do not buy this book, it is old and provides no recent technological info
  • the book is old, second printing 20 years ago and that is a lifetime in these digital technological days.
    it presents info that will always be valid but it does not integrate it with newer...
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  Cosmos

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  • Mind Opening
  • Excellent book, well written and captivating. Takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the possible future and explains concepts in new ways unlike every before. You feel strange and...
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  • A testament to Carl Sagan's convictions
  • As the years go by, this book ceases to be an up-to-date popularization of astronomy, and more of a testament to Carl Sagan's convictions and optimism with science. As a youth, was enchanted by...
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  • Waste of time and money...can I give less than one star?
  • Carl Sagan...lets start with the good. He is given credit for making a 70's style science series with the same name as this book. People had never seen science specials like this and he cashed in...
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As Alastair Rae points out in his introduction, ?quantum physics is not rocket science?. It may have gained a... more

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  Quantum Physics: A Beginner's Guide

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  • quantum physics
  • I bought this book due to my interest in quantum physics after hearing about 'passion from a distance' which is Bell's theorum. The intelligence is passed on very simply but I have found that I...
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  • Not that good
  • Though the book is Ok, after reading Isaacs Asimov "Understanding Phisics" I expected more clarity from this book.
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  The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis

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  • Not for starters
  • I bought this book to begin understanding of finite elements theory. the book is good but sure not for starters. The lack of examples and introduction to computer software make this book limited at...
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  • easy to learn
  • I am an international student majored in geology and geophysics. FEM is quite important for me to build a computational model to caculate statical and dynamical problems. This FEM book is...
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  • Don't buy it
  • I wanted a complete book in FEA to start learning about it. I expected this book to be clear, practical, complete, with a good amount of practical examples showing how to use the theory, that is...
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  The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind

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  • A Change of Consciousness
  • Clow states that humans were quarantined from the rest of the Universe after the flood of 9500 BCE.
    
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  • Mayan Code Hoopla
  • Barbara Hand Clow's book The Mayan Code, has some pieces of useful information in it, but the conclusions she draws about the meaning of the Mayan Calendar rings with the same tone as much of the...
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  • too abstract/confusing
  • I found that the author just put all different ideas together which allude to some coherent meaning however they are far from being clear, although she posits them with big certainty. Particularly...
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  An Introduction to Thermal Physics

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  • Horrible! Does not explain the material well.
  • If you read my reviews, you'll see that I'm fair and honest when it comes to judging books.
    
    Unfortunately, this book was a complete disappointment. The problems are elementary and the...
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  • Best intro thermal physics book
  • This is the best introduction to thermal physics books I've been able to find. In my opinion this book stands out because it has a lot more conceptual stuff as opposed to equations after equation...
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  • The answers are not always in the Questions!!
  • As a physics major going back to school after a long hiatus, I needed this book to review for a thermal physics class. I wanted to study on my own in preparation for the course, but I am having...
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