Science LEARNING MATERIALS Online

[polymath]

There are several relatively old (and some newer, too) textbooks in physics, mathematics and other sciences, that technically don't have an expired copyright but no one seems to care if someone uploads them in pdf form on personal university web pages and other internet sites. There are also good lecture notes on several subjects freely available online. I will list some of these books and lecture notes here, just in case there are bluelighters who are studying these subjects and could benefit from them. For the lecture notes, I will post links (and none of them are crappy handwritten notes). Even though it seems that courts don't consider simply linking to pirated material to be illegal, I will not give direct links to pdf versions of copyrighted books, but I have checked that all of them can be easily found with Google by writing the surname of the author, the name of the book and the word "pdf" as search terms (on the first page of the search results there will be a link to a page that has the full book in pdf form with no fake download links). If you significantly benefit from reading some book you find online, I recommend that you actually purchase it. Most of you probably find reading an actual physical book more comfortable than reading the book from a computer screen.

Chemistry

Zumdahl, "Chemistry"
Housecroft, Sharpe, "Inorganic Chemistry"
Harris, "Quantitative Chemical Analysis"
McMurry, "Organic Chemistry"
Smith, March, "March's Advanced Organic Chemistry"
R.G. Mortimer, "Physical Chemistry"
Atkins, Friedman, "Molecular Quantum Mechanics"

Mathematics

David C. Lay, "Linear Algebra and its Applications"
Tom Apostol, "Mathematical Analysis"
Courant, John, "Introduction to Calculus and Analysis"
Susanna S. Epp, "Discrete Mathematics with Applications"
Kenneth Falconer, "Fractal Geometry, Mathematical Foundations and Applications"
Royden, Fitzpatrick, "Real Analysis"
Greenberg, "Euclidean and non-euclidean geometries"
George B. Arfken, "Mathematical Methods for Physicists"
Mary Boas, "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences"
Hassani, "Mathematical Physics"

Eva Kaslik, Calculus lecture notes: http://web.info.uvt.ro/~kaslik/pdf/calculus.pdf
Ian Craw, Lecture notes for calculus and analysis: http://web.iyte.edu.tr/~tinabeseri/forstudents/Advanced Calculus and Analysis.pdf
David Lerner, Linear algebra lecture notes: https://www.math.ku.edu/~lerner/LAnotes/LAnotes.pdf
Keith Matthews, Lecture notes for linear algebra: http://www.numbertheory.org/book/
Donald R. Kreher, Group theory lecture notes: http://www.math.mtu.edu/~kreher/ABOUTME/syllabus/GTN.pdf
L. Lovasz, Lecture notes for discrete mathematics: https://www.cims.nyu.edu/~regev/teaching/discrete_math_fall_2005/dmbook.pdf
Thomas W. Judson, Free abstract algebra textbook: http://abstract.ups.edu/download/aata-20160809.pdf
Paul Garrett, Abstract algebra lecture notes: http://www.math.umn.edu/~garrett/m/algebra/notes/Whole.pdf
D.S. Malik, Abstract algebra lecture notes: https://people.creighton.edu/~dsm33733/MTH581/Introduction to Abstract Algebra.pdf
Peter J. Cameron, Number theory lecture notes: http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/~pjc/notes/nt.pdf
Lou van den Dries, Mathematical logic lecture notes: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~vddries/main.pdf
Colorado State University, Topology lecture notes: http://www.math.colostate.edu/~renzo/teaching/Topology10/Notes.pdf
Christian Berg, Complex analysis lecture notes: http://www.math.ku.dk/noter/filer/koman-12.pdf
Jeffrey R. Chasnov, Mathematical biology lecture notes: https://www.math.ust.hk/~machas/mathematical-biology.pdf
Jeffrey R. Chasnov, Numerical Methods: https://www.math.ust.hk/~machas/numerical-methods.pdf

Collection of Calculus Problems: http://faculty.ung.edu/jallagan/Cou...ook/problems and solutions for calculus 1.pdf
Collection of Linear Algebra Problems: http://linear.ups.edu/version3/pdf/fcla-draft-solutions.pdf
Collection of Group Theory Problems: https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~oh233/old/algebra1/book.pdf

Physics

Young, Freedman, "University Physics with Modern Physics"
Marion, Thornton, "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems"
Goldstein, "Classical Mechanics"
Griffiths, "Introduction to Electrodynamics"
Jackson, "Classical Electrodynamics"
Landau, Lifshitz, "Theory of Elasticity"
Incropera, "Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer"
White, "Fluid Mechanics"
Griffiths, "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics"
Sakurai, "Modern Quantum Mechanics"
Schaum's Outlines, "Quantum Mechanics"
Chandler, "Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics"
Bruus, Flensberg, "Many-Body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics"
Martin, Shaw, "Particle Physics"
Peskin, Schroeder, "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory"
Bergstrom, Goobar, "Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics"

Online version of "Feynman lectures on physics": http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/
Robert G. Brown, Elementary mechanics lecture notes: https://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Class/intro_physics_1/intro_physics_1.pdf
Robert G. Brown, Electricity and magnetism lecture notes: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Class/intro_physics_2/intro_physics_2.pdf
David Tong, Classical mechanics lecture notes: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/dynamics/clas.pdf
James Sparks, Electromagnetism lecture notes: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~math0391/EMlectures.pdf
Gregory Falkovich, Fluid mechanics lecture notes: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/....ac.il.complex.falkovich/files/FluidShort.pdf
Kimmo Tuominen, Quantum mechanics lecture notes: http://www.courses.physics.helsinki.fi/teor/qme/kvanttiI_notes2014.pdf
Martin Plenio, Quantum mechanics lecture notes: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/613904.PDF
Weng Cho Chew, Quantum mechanics lecture notes: http://wcchew.ece.illinois.edu/chew/course/QMALL20121005.pdf
David Tong, Lecture notes for statistical physics: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/statphys/sp.pdf
Luca Amendola, Lecture notes for statistical physics: http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~amendola/statphys/statphys.pdf
Steven H. Simon, Lecture notes for solid state physics: https://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/SteveSimon/condmat2012/LectureNotes2012.pdf
David Tong, Quantum field theory lecture notes: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/qft/qft.pdf
Gerard 't Hooft, General relativity lecture notes: http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~hooft101/lectures/genrel_2010.pdf
Raymond E. Frey, Analog electronics lecture notes: http://pages.uoregon.edu/rayfrey/AnalogNotes.pdf
Raymond E. Frey, Digital electronics lecture notes: http://pages.uoregon.edu/rayfrey/DigitalNotes.pdf

Biology

VanPutte, Regan, Russo, "Seeley's Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology"
Guyton, Hall, "Textbook of Medical Physiology"
Alberts, "Essential Cell Biology"
Squire, "Fundamental Neuroscience"
Hodgson, "A Textbook of Modern Toxicology"

Computer science

Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling, Flannery, "Numerical Recipes in C"
Lippman, Lajoie, Moo: "C++ Primer"

Java programming notes: http://math.hws.edu/eck/cs124/downloads/javanotes5-linked.pdf
Test small pieces of code online: http://ideone.com/

Psychology

Barlow, "Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach"
Beaumont, "Introduction to Neuropsychology"

 

[neversickanymore]

Welcome to Neuroscience Online, the Open-Access Neuroscience Electronic Textbook.

 

[neversickanymore]

Open Learning at Harvard (free or very low cost)

 

[Papa_Vir]

Judson is good. His book only costs about $25 too. Kevin Karplus also has some ebooks floating around. I also know that Susskind has uploaded a bunch of his lectures. The Indian Ministry of Education puts out a pretty comprehensive series of lectures too.

https://www.youtube.com/user/nptelhrd

http://www.lightandmatter.com/html_books/genrel/

 

[neversickanymore]

University of Colorado free science and math textbooks

 

[Jabberwocky]

Nice list, I've used a few of those too. Can't resist adding this one for quantum mechanics texts. Not the best stand alone textbook, but when I got confused it cut through the confusion and helped solve the problem like no other book I've used. Wouldn't have survived my coursework without it.

Cohen-Tannoudji C., Diu B., Laloe F. Quantum Mechanics, Vol. 1&2

 

[Nixiam]

I can vouche for the Zumdahl Chemistry.

It's really, really good.

 

[sigmond]

Welcome to Neuroscience Online, the Open-Access Neuroscience Electronic Textbook.

thanks, i was actually looking for this recently. edx and coursera have a bunch of free quality content. recommend drugs-and-the-brain if its available

 

[neversickanymore]

I think I will do that sigmond. thank you.

 

[sigmond]

it looks like you cannot audit that course but it starts sometime this month. i remember it was pretty interesting and fairly easy to understand. i noticed you can audit addiction and this edx course is quite good. also, when you sign up for coursera a bunch of related material should show

NSFW:

 

[neversickanymore]

That course started this week and Im participating.

Do I have to pay to submit the quizzes and such?

Hopefully I pick up some new knowledge and perspectives

I was happy to see the course emphasising the difference between addiction and physical dependence.

 

[thujone]

O'Reilly is giving away some programming eBooks today only apparently

http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/

 

[sigmond]

That course started this week and Im participating.

Do I have to pay to submit the quizzes and such?

Hopefully I pick up some new knowledge and perspectives

I was happy to see the course emphasising the difference between addiction and physical dependence.

you can take the quizzes but not submit them and have to pay to receive a certificate. (something i have never done) i started using coursera and edx right from the beginning and predicted it wouldn't be long until they tried to make you pay for just about everything. unfortunately, it seems that day has arrived.

im curious if the certificates have any value in the eyes of an employer?

people do post them on their linkedin pages, so, can't hurt i guess.

attempt#3 wtf - apologies if double or triple post, plus deletes - site b actn' all whack'

 

[neversickanymore]

If they are looking to grab cash they should allow people to submit and have their work graded. That way at the end people who are doing well will be more likely to pay for the piece of paper?

 

[Limpet_Chicken]

Pretty easy these days if you look online to find 'ergot-the genus Claviceps' online as a PDF now. I have a hardcopy myself, its by Vladimir Kren and Ladislav Cvak, and is a really great read, to get a leg up into ergot culture, strain development from wildtype and then submerged fermentation for ergopeptides that can serve, after hydrolysis carefully of course, for lysergic acid is a sensitive wee molecule, as a source for just that. After that...who knows....might make a good mantelpiece ornament

If someone is interested in growing psychedelic mushrooms (ergot should NOT be consumed as is, it does REQUIRE the chemistry to be done as it is deadly poisonous itself, causing some nasty symptoms, like gangrene and necrosis of flesh, bits dropping off like noses, fingers, toes, genitalia, ears and rotting flesh due to its powerful vasoconstrictor effects, owed to ergopeptide alkaloids which are derived from lysergic acid, and can be turned back to it with sufficient care and attention, once enough effort has been expended to develop a productive, stable strain from wildtype sclerotia. Its quite a project though, for the advanced mycologist, somebody who really wants a challenge.

When I get my first proper stable producer strain, theres a woman, someone I just lost, to suicide, that quite honestly, has left me devastated. The strain, is going to be named after her, as are any new clavine alkaloids if ever I discover any.