Re:Mathematics for Physics (2009) [pdf]
by MaysonL on Friday June 02, 2017 @07:34AM
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And if the price is a bit much for you, check out http://alpha.math.uga.edu/~shifrin/Spivak_physics.pdf Elementary Mechanics from a Mathematician's Viewpoint which is based on eight lectures Spivak gave in 2004, and which he says "As explained in Lecture 1, these lectures cover material that I had just finished writing, and which I hope will constitute the ˇrst part of a book on Mechanics for Mathematicians."
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Holy Shit the price!! No wonder students steal books.
Re:Mathematics for Physics (2009) [pdf]
by JabavuAdams on Friday June 02, 2017 @08:47AM
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Probably because it's out of print, and sold used from private sellers. My copy of On Lisp cost like $300.
Re:Mathematics for Physics (2009) [pdf]
by cheaprentalyeti on Friday June 02, 2017 @10:38AM
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I thought _On Lisp_ was available as a free pdf, which should have caused the price to drop. (I think he joked about the people who were planning to retire on the proceeds at the time).
I just checked Amazon, and it turns out the lowest price one is $ 52.00, and the one I thought was a reprint turned out to be upon closer examination a translation into Japanese. (Which is about thirty dollars or so, from 2007).
Re:Mathematics for Physics (2009) [pdf]
by JabavuAdams on Friday June 02, 2017 @11:32AM
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I already had the PDF, but wanted a nice small book with the same form factor as ANSI Common Lisp. I guess I was making a lot of money at the time, and this is before I had completely come around to e-books.