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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Cordero (21 Lists)



The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3 by Richard P. FeynmanIntroduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. GriffithsTheoretical Nuclear Physics by John M. BlattNuclear and Particle Physics by Brian R. MartinThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
UK/US Nuclear Security for Physicists
14 books — 5 voters
Lore of Running by Tim Noakes
Best books for training runners
68 books — 67 voters

Our Mathematical Universe by Max TegmarkThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanThe Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by Jeffrey Alan BarrettPale Blue Dot by Carl SaganRelativity by Albert Einstein
Max Tegmark's Mathematical Universe
93 books — 25 voters
Algebra by Serge LangNumbers by Heinz-Dieter EbbinghausSheaves in Geometry and Logic by Saunders MacLaneAn Introduction to Manifolds by Loring W. TuDifferential Forms in Algebraic Topology by Raoul Bott
Best of Springer Mathematics
500 books — 35 voters

Elements of Information Theory by Thomas M. CoverNew Structures for Physics by Bob CoeckeDifferential Geometry by Marcel BergerAn Introduction to Noncommutative Noetherian Rings by K.R. GoodearlQuantum Physics and Linguistics by Chris Heunen
Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science (University of Oxford)
172 books — 27 voters
Calculus by Michael SpivakMy Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles by Martin GardnerAbstract Algebra by David S. DummitMathematics From The Birth Of Numbers by Jan GullbergProbability Theory by E.T. Jaynes
Undergraduate Mathematics
571 books — 38 voters

The IMO Compendium by Dušan DjukićAlgebra by Paolo AluffiThe Rising Sea by Ravi VakilMoonshine beyond the Monster by Terry GannonThe Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class by J. Michael Steele
Undergraduate Mathematics 4.50+
100 books — 28 voters
Problem-Solving Through Problems by Loren C. LarsonThe IMO Compendium by Dušan DjukićHow I Wish I Had Taught Maths by Craig BartonPatterns of Plausible Inference by George PólyaFirst Step To Mathematical Olympiad Problems, A by Derek Holton
Mathematical Problem Solving: Learning, Teaching, and Thinking About Mathematics
106 books — 32 voters

Numbers by Albrecht BeutelspacherCategory Theory in Context by Emily RiehlAn Introductory Course on Differentiable Manifolds by Siavash ShahshahaniOptimization in Function Spaces by Amol SasaneAn Interactive Introduction to Knot Theory by Inga Johnson
Dover Mathematics
915 books — 40 voters
The Precipice by Toby Ord
Effective Altruism Books
263 books — 155 voters

Doughnut Economics by Kate RaworthDown Girl by Kate ManneThe Windrush Betrayal by Amelia GentlemanHow to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. KendiThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
How to run the UK Government; or, a reading list for aspiring PPEists
128 books — 20 voters
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Women in Mathematics
35 books — 15 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
BLL*** (MAA Library Recommendations) 4.01+
65 books — 18 voters
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
Mathematical Biography
64 books — 45 voters

How to Solve It by George PólyaHow to Solve It by George PólyaAn Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth JamesPrinciples of Mathematical Analysis by Walter RudinMathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Mary L. Boas
Mathematics Prelims (University of Oxford)
77 books — 21 voters
Abstract Algebra by David S. DummitHuman Compatible by Stuart RussellHuman Compatible by Stuart RussellWhat Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard CourantLinear Algebra and Its Applications by Gilbert Strang
Mathematics · Computer Science · Statistical Science · Machine Learning
143 books — 31 voters

Cognitive Behavior Therapy by Judith S. BeckManaging Your Mind by Gillian ButlerAn Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy by Helen KennerleyBreak Free from OCD by Fiona ChallacombeThe Anxiety and Worry Workbook by David A. Clark
Best Therapy Books
137 books — 70 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
All-Time Awesome Books
12,797 books — 8,644 voters

The Boy Who Saw In Colours by Lauren Robinson
Our Favorite Indie Reads
4,128 books — 3,888 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Thrillers You Must Read!
5,282 books — 7,691 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Twists
8,647 books — 9,597 voters