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[Volus Warlord]

Just finished Casino Royale by Ian Fleming.

On the short side but not a bad book. The movie actually followed the major events pretty closely. Kinda ruined it.

Oh, and (surprise!) a feminist would hate that book.

[mousestalker]

Lois McMaster Bujold - Lord Vorpatril's Alliance

I'm about halfway through it and I've laughed out loud (for real) at least twice. Startled S and frightened several cats.

[casamar]

I'm about halfway through Johannes Cabal The Detective and when I am done that, I have the Gamma World rulebook after that

[mousestalker]

Just started Darkship Renegades by Sarah Hoyt.

The Bujold book mentioned above was an excellent read. Lois McMaster Bujold has never written a bad book.

[AtreiyaN7]

Currently reading The Narrows by Michael Connelly. I actually started reading it and then bought The Poet, which I ended up finishing first because it's the first appearance of the killer who later resurfaces in The Narrows.

[Assuming Direct Control]

It's not fiction but:

"Feynman's Lectures on Physics Volume 1 : Mainly mechanics, radiation and heat"

One of the best textbooks on physics ever written - well, the series was derived from Feynman's Caltech lecturers of the 1960s; some parts have been revised since due to changes in the understanding of physics and due to new discoveries/theories. However, the vast majority of the series remains scientifically accurate given current knowledge.

Feynman was a brilliant physicist who was the pioneer in formulating the theory of Quantum Electro-Dynamics (cleverly abbreviated to QED which means "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" in Latin - used at the end of a mathematical proof, roughly translating to "which was to be demonstrated").

[Naughty Bear]

Assuming Direct Control wrote...

It's not fiction but:

"Feynman's Lectures on Physics Volume 1 : Mainly mechanics, radiation and heat"

One of the best textbooks on physics ever written - well, the series was derived from Feynman's Caltech lecturers of the 1960s; some parts have been revised since due to changes in the understanding of physics and due to new discoveries/theories. However, the vast majority of the series remains scientifically accurate given current knowledge.

Feynman was a brilliant physicist who was the pioneer in formulating the theory of Quantum Electro-Dynamics (cleverly abbreviated to QED which means "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" in Latin - used at the end of a mathematical proof, roughly translating to "which was to be demonstrated").

Does it have a great examples of Mechanical formulas that are easy to understand such as fluid dynamics, inertia, mass, acceleration and all the other niggling details and examples of them being used along with conversion rates from metric to imperial vice versa?

I need to start getting on track with my physics. Engineering is such a hard subject to get back into after summer holidays, just trying to remember the equations and looking back at my previous work just makes my head hurt.

I've been looking at Machinists guide book and what not but i need an updated version of engineering mathematics.

[Assuming Direct Control]

Naughty Bear wrote...

Does it have a great examples of Mechanical formulas that are easy to understand such as fluid dynamics, inertia, mass, acceleration and all the other niggling details and examples of them being used along with conversion rates from metric to imperial vice versa?

I need to start getting on track with my physics. Engineering is such a hard subject to get back into after summer holidays, just trying to remember the equations and looking back at my previous work just makes my head hurt.

I've been looking at Machinists guide book and what not but i need an updated version of engineering mathematics.

Yes, the entire book is explained in an easy to understand manner with plenty of help given to the particularly complex parts - obviously, it has plenty of mathematical details to it and thus one would need to have a good standing in calculus (particularly advanced integration), statistics and probabilities to understand the majority of the book. But, I'm guessing you're an engineering student? So I'm sure you have knowledge in these fields.

There isn't an awful lot on fluid dynamics, however there is a ton of information on "basic" mechanics such as inertia, force vectors and so on.

[Naughty Bear]

Assuming Direct Control wrote...

Naughty Bear wrote...

Does it have a great examples of Mechanical formulas that are easy to understand such as fluid dynamics, inertia, mass, acceleration and all the other niggling details and examples of them being used along with conversion rates from metric to imperial vice versa?

I need to start getting on track with my physics. Engineering is such a hard subject to get back into after summer holidays, just trying to remember the equations and looking back at my previous work just makes my head hurt.

I've been looking at Machinists guide book and what not but i need an updated version of engineering mathematics.

Yes, the entire book is explained in an easy to understand manner with plenty of help given to the particularly complex parts - obviously, it has plenty of mathematical details to it and thus one would need to have a good standing in calculus (particularly advanced integration), statistics and probabilities to understand the majority of the book. But, I'm guessing you're an engineering student? So I'm sure you have knowledge in these fields.

There isn't an awful lot on fluid dynamics, however there is a ton of information on "basic" mechanics such as inertia, force vectors and so on.

Gimme gimme gimme!

Yeah i am an engineering student and by the sounds of it, that book and the trusty scientific calculator will be my best friends during my studies.

Shame no fluid dynamics though. Does it have any information on materials? The crystalline structures along with stress?

[Assuming Direct Control]

There are some parts on fluid dynamics, but not a lot to be honest (at least as far as I can remember anyway, the book is pretty big and has a hell of a lot of sections to it). As to your query on materials - I don't think there's much on crystalline structures (in the later volumes in the series there is though), however there are chapters on stress and strain (Young's Modulus, elasticity, plasticity and all that).

[Nerevar-as]

I´ve just finished The First Law trilogy. It has the best villain I´ve seen in years.

[Arathyl]

Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs & Ham

what else?

[Naughty Bear]

Assuming Direct Control wrote...

There are some parts on fluid dynamics, but not a lot to be honest (at least as far as I can remember anyway, the book is pretty big and has a hell of a lot of sections to it). As to your query on materials - I don't think there's much on crystalline structures (in the later volumes in the series there is though), however there are chapters on stress and strain (Young's Modulus, elasticity, plasticity and all that).

Where did you get this book? I'm in Waterstones now and all I see are OCR, For Dummies, A levels, Oxford, Collins and AQ books. No feynmans anywhere.

[FedericoV]

I've just began to read Moby Dick. It's quite good .

Modifié par FedericoV, 09 septembre 2012 - 02:40 .

[thesnake777]

FedericoV wrote...

I've just began to read Moby Dick. It's quite good .

I just picked it up myself. I love Barnes and Nobles summer reading table.

[Assuming Direct Control]

Naughty Bear wrote...

Assuming Direct Control wrote...

There are some parts on fluid dynamics, but not a lot to be honest (at least as far as I can remember anyway, the book is pretty big and has a hell of a lot of sections to it). As to your query on materials - I don't think there's much on crystalline structures (in the later volumes in the series there is though), however there are chapters on stress and strain (Young's Modulus, elasticity, plasticity and all that).

Where did you get this book? I'm in Waterstones now and all I see are OCR, For Dummies, A levels, Oxford, Collins and AQ books. No feynmans anywhere.

It's quite rare to find in a book shop these days - ordering it online (from amazon, for example) is your best bet.

[TMJfin]

Just finished DA: Asunder couple of days ago and tomorow will start reading Girl with the dragon tattoo or Terry Pratchett's Mort.

[MichaelStuart]

At the moment I'm reading "Thanquols Doom"
I read a lot of Warhammer Fantasy novels

[thesnake777]

TMJfin wrote...

Just finished DA: Asunder couple of days ago and tomorow will start reading Girl with the dragon tattoo or Terry Pratchett's Mort.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is excellent. You will not be disappointed.

[AtreiyaN7]

Since I finished my last book rather quickly, I started reading Axis by Robert Charles Wilson. It's the sequel to Spin, which won a Hugo Award. I find it interesting because the beings known as Hypotheticals are basically a form of synthetic life (definitely not in the Reaper sense ) that does attempt to preserve organics.

[Fredward]

I'm reading the Parasol Protectorate series. It's good; funny.

[mousestalker]

Paris After the Liberation: 1944-1949 by Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper.

An excellent read but it ought to be subtitled 'or how my parents slept their way through French high society'. There's a lot of gossip...

Modifié par mousestalker, 11 septembre 2012 - 09:55 .

[Catastrophy]

Just finished "Fiasko" by Stanislaw Lem, great book but slightly depressing: It's Sci-Fi with more emphasis on the science part. It deals with first contact going awry. The ending sucks a bit.