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- From: jtbell@hubcap.clemson.edu (Jon Bell)
- Subject: Re: Where should beginner begin?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.020725.8503@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Presbyterian College, Clinton SC
- References: <1541700004@gn.apc.org>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 02:07:25 GMT
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- In article <1541700004@gn.apc.org> antennae@gn.apc.org writes:
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- >Could anyone please recommend some good books for a complete novice
- >who would like to learn something about physics - particularly
- >relativity and quantum theory? Is it necessary to have a good
- >grounding in mathematics before you can understand anything?
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- For a very good non-mathematical treatment of special relativity,
- see N. David Mermin's recent paperback. Unfortunately I'm at home and
- the book is in my office, and I can't remember its title; but if you
- look in a library catalog or Books in Print you should be able to
- turn it up.
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- Jon Bell / Dept. of Physics & Comp. Sci. / Presbyterian College / Clinton SC
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