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Chemistry Applied and DescriptiveChemistry Applied and Descriptive by Charles Wolf
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This book is very similar to my high school chemistry books - ALCHEM 10, 20 and 30. Lots of the text from the older series is found word-for-word in this "new" book. If you need to brush up on your chemistry you could certainly do worse than this.
Exploring Chemistry in Our WorldExploring Chemistry in Our World by Charles Wolf
The modern version of ALCHEM. It covers basically ALCHEM 10 & 20 but not 30. This is a consumable book - the basic theory and the exercises for students to complete are all in one. This saves money over a regular text and has a heavy emphasis on problem solving as opposed to descriptive chemistry. Doesn't cover thermo, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry or acids/bases.
Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, Fourth EditionDiv, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, Fourth Edition by H. M. Schey
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A Student's Guide to Maxwell's EquationsA Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations by Daniel Fleisch
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Vector CalculusVector Calculus by Paul C. Matthews
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An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical MeasurementsAn Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements by John R. Taylor
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Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical SciencesData Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences by Philip Bevington
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How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought ProcessesHow to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
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Design of Experiments for Engineers and ScientistsDesign of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists by Jiju Antony
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Calculus (With Analytic Geometry)(8th edition)Calculus (With Analytic Geometry)(8th edition) by Ron Larson
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Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical IllsDr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Ills by Paul J. Nahin
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An Imaginary Tale: The Story of i [the square root of minus one]An Imaginary Tale: The Story of i [the square root of minus one] by Paul J. Nahin
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e: The Story of a Numbere: The Story of a Number by Eli Maor
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Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian AgeOliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age by Paul J. Nahin
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Electric Circuit AnalysisElectric Circuit Analysis by Charles J. Monier
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Five Equations that Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of MathematicsFive Equations that Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics by Michael Guillen
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern GeologyThe Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester
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The Professor and the Madman - Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford DictionaryThe Professor and the Madman - Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford Dictionary by Simon Winchester
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One RiverOne River by Wade Davis
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A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) by Gregory Clark
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Betrayers of the truthBetrayers of the truth by William Broad
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made LandscapeThe Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler
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The Cholesterol Myths: Exposing the Fallacy That Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart DiseaseThe Cholesterol Myths: Exposing the Fallacy That Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease by Uffe Ravnskov
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The calculus,: A college course guide (Doubleday college course guides)The calculus,: A college course guide (Doubleday college course guides) by William Leonard Schaaf
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my high school calculus book. it's excellent
Calculus For The Practical ManCalculus For The Practical Man by J.E. Thompson
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An Introduction to Laplace Transforms and Fourier Series (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series)An Introduction to Laplace Transforms and Fourier Series (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series) by P.P.G. Dyke
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The Laplace Transform: Theory and Applications (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)The Laplace Transform: Theory and Applications (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) by Joel L. Schiff
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The New ChemistryThe New Chemistry
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Algebra (Secondary Mathematics Series)Algebra (Secondary Mathematics Series) by Richard E. Johnson
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I used this as a supplement in late junior high and early high school. It's excellent. Published back in the day when rigor and sound pedagogy were the hallmarks of school textbooks.
Geometry (Secondary Mathematics Series)Geometry (Secondary Mathematics Series) by Edwin E. Moise
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Also excellent. Some sections are quite difficult, actually, for the target audience.
Physics, its methods and meaningsPhysics, its methods and meanings by Alexander Taffel
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My later high school physics book. Not bad. Not as rigorous as it should have been in a few areas. Also, some problems too simple. But does have equation derivations for 'honors students'.
Modern PhysicsModern Physics by Frederick E. Trinklein
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a very good high school book.
Relevant Problems for Chemical PrinciplesRelevant Problems for Chemical Principles by Arthur E. Grosser
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This is an interesting work. It consists of problems for a first year university general chemistry course. Some problems are quite challenging.
Methuen Illustrated Dictionary of ChemistryMethuen Illustrated Dictionary of Chemistry by Arthur Godman
very nice high school level chemistry dictionary. good definitons and excellent pictures.
Statistics for Research (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)Statistics for Research (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics) by Shirley Dowdy
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designed for graduate stats courses for social science and physical science students
Experimental StatisticsExperimental Statistics by Mary Gibbons Natrella
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Basic Physics a Self Teaching Guide (Self-teaching Guides)Basic Physics a Self Teaching Guide (Self-teaching Guides) by Karl F. Kuhn
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good for understanding the basic concepts
How to Solve Physics Problems (College Course)How to Solve Physics Problems (College Course) by Robert Oman
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If you're in a first year university physics course with, say, Halliday and Resnick as your text and you need a calculus based study guide try this and the next one.
Schaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and ScienceSchaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science by Michael Browne
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The non-calculus Schaum's outline "College Physics" is also excellent. This one has a greater level of abstraction than that book.
Introductory Chemistry: A FoundationIntroductory Chemistry: A Foundation by Steven S. Zumdahl
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probably the best high school chem book going. The only major omission is an introduction to chemical kinetics.