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1 #+title: Prof. Sussman's Reading List 1 #+title: Prof. Sussman's Reading List
2 #+author: Gerald Sussman (compiled by Robert McIntyre) 2 #+author: Gerald Sussman (compiled by Robert McIntyre)
3 #+email: rlm@mit.edu 3 #+email: rlm@mit.edu
4 #+description: Professor Sussman's reading recommendations 4 #+description: Professor Sussman's reading recommendations
5 #+keywords: sussman physics computer science reading list MIT 5 #+keywords: Sussman physics computer science reading list MIT
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10 Serving as a TA for Professor Sussman will get you three things: gread 10 Serving as a TA for Professor Sussman will get you three things: great
11 advice, spectacular reading recommendataions, and lots of high quality 11 advice, spectacular reading recommendations, and lots of high quality
12 tea. I can't share the advice or the tea, but I can compile a reading 12 tea. I can't share the advice or the tea, but I can compile a reading
13 list. Some of the materials on this represent research paths that lead 13 list. Some of the materials on this represent research paths that lead
14 to unexplored terrority. Some are textbooks that express concepts so 14 to unexplored territory. Some are textbooks that express concepts so
15 clearly they will change your life and make you weep for joy. I hope 15 clearly they will change your life and make you weep for joy. I hope
16 that you will get something interesting out of this reading list, 16 that you will get something interesting out of this reading list,
17 wherever you are in life -- there's stuff I wish I knew about in 17 wherever you are in life -- there's stuff I wish I knew about in
18 middle school, and there are things I can't wait to read this 18 middle school, and there are things I can't wait to read this
19 summer. Enjoy! (and send corrections to reading-list@aurellem.org!) 19 summer. Enjoy! (and send corrections to reading-list@aurellem.org!)
46 - Get the 2nd or 3rd edition, not later ones. 46 - Get the 2nd or 3rd edition, not later ones.
47 47
48 - [[http://www.maa.org/publications/maa-reviews/a-survey-of-modern-algebra][A Survey of Modern Algebra]], by Garrett Birkhoff and Saunders 48 - [[http://www.maa.org/publications/maa-reviews/a-survey-of-modern-algebra][A Survey of Modern Algebra]], by Garrett Birkhoff and Saunders
49 MacLane 49 MacLane
50 - ISBN: 9781568814544 50 - ISBN: 9781568814544
51 - Goes all the wau to Galois Theory! 51 - Goes all the way to Galois Theory!
52 - Clear! 52 - Clear!
53 53
54 - [[http://usf.usfca.edu/vca//][Visual Complex Analysis]], Needham 54 - [[http://usf.usfca.edu/vca//][Visual Complex Analysis]], Needham
55 - ISBN: 0198534469 55 - ISBN: 0198534469
56 - Easy reading, well written 56 - Easy reading, well written
121 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Radiotron-Langford-Smith-Reproduced-Distributed-Corporation/dp/B000JILVH4][Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition, RCA]] 121 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Radiotron-Langford-Smith-Reproduced-Distributed-Corporation/dp/B000JILVH4][Radiotron Designer's Handbook, 4th edition, RCA]]
122 - ASIN: B000JILVH4 122 - ASIN: B000JILVH4
123 - I'm very interested in hi-fi. 123 - I'm very interested in hi-fi.
124 124
125 * Marvin Minsky 125 * Marvin Minsky
126 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my advisor when I was a 126 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my adviser when I was a
127 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetisim" 127 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetism"
128 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the 128 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the
129 right amount of negligence and delagaion to create an environment 129 right amount of negligence and delegation to create an environment
130 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was 130 where people could thrive. He is certainly the reason that I was
131 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific 131 seduced into working on AI. Minsky has vast and deep Scientific
132 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry, 132 knowledge -- he could walk into almost any class: Chemistry,
133 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class without 133 Physics, Math, Computer Science, and teach the class without
134 preparation! 134 preparation!
151 151
152 - Perceptrons, by Marvin Minsky 152 - Perceptrons, by Marvin Minsky
153 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/perceptrons][MIT Press]], ISBN: 9780262631112 153 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/perceptrons][MIT Press]], ISBN: 9780262631112
154 - Really good for "Math types." 154 - Really good for "Math types."
155 - Uses geometry for proving things. 155 - Uses geometry for proving things.
156 - People unwisely consisdered it to kill off Neural Nets; In fact, 156 - People unwisely considered it to kill off Neural Nets; In fact,
157 it only shows the limitations of certain simple kinds of Neural 157 it only shows the limitations of certain simple kinds of Neural
158 Nets. 158 Nets.
159 159
160 * Representative Student Theses 160 * Representative Student Theses
161 161
162 These are students where I played a large role in their 162 These are students where I played a large role in their
163 education. Many of them represent compelling research directions 163 education. Many of them represent compelling research directions
164 that desperatly need to be extented by the next generation of 164 that desperately need to be extended by the next generation of
165 researchers! As Minsky says, if you want to do something really new, 165 researchers! As Minsky says, if you want to do something really new,
166 go back to points in the past where there was a neat idea that never 166 go back to points in the past where there was a neat idea that never
167 really caught on, and follow the path of that idea to see where it 167 really caught on, and follow the path of that idea to see where it
168 leads. A comprehensive list of all my student's works can be found 168 leads. A comprehensive list of all my student's works can be found
169 at my [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/gjs.html][homepage]]. If you want to cite any of these papers, you can 169 at my [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/gjs.html][homepage]]. If you want to cite any of these papers, you can
175 175
176 - Using Chaotic Systems to get unlimited measurement precision! 176 - Using Chaotic Systems to get unlimited measurement precision!
177 - Two papers: 177 - Two papers:
178 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5953][A Global Approach to Parameter Estimation of Chaotic Dynamical 178 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5953][A Global Approach to Parameter Estimation of Chaotic Dynamical
179 Systems]], by [[http://eas.caltech.edu/people/3209/profile][Athanassios G. Siapas]], 1992. 179 Systems]], by [[http://eas.caltech.edu/people/3209/profile][Athanassios G. Siapas]], 1992.
180 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7060][Paramater Estimation in Chaotic Systems]], by Elmer Hung, 1995. 180 - [[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7060][Parameter Estimation in Chaotic Systems]], by Elmer Hung, 1995.
181 - No one put enough effort into seeing if it really worked. 181 - No one put enough effort into seeing if it really worked.
182 - Seems to allow for almost unlimited percision in measurement. 182 - Seems to allow for almost unlimited precision in measurement.
183 - Initial results look very promising, with a =13 order of 183 - Initial results look very promising, with a =13 order of
184 magnitude= improvement in measurement precision in a simple 184 magnitude= improvement in measurement precision in a simple
185 experiment. 185 experiment.
186 - You will win the Nobel Prize if you can get it to work, because 186 - You will win the Nobel Prize if you can get it to work, because
187 you will revolutionize the way we do measurements. 187 you will revolutionize the way we do measurements.
252 Computation]] 252 Computation]]
253 - By [[http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/][Alexey Andreyevich Radul]], 2009 253 - By [[http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/][Alexey Andreyevich Radul]], 2009
254 - Is a completely new way to program computers. 254 - Is a completely new way to program computers.
255 - Under active development. You can get the latest code [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/propagator.tar][here]]. 255 - Under active development. You can get the latest code [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/propagator.tar][here]].
256 256
257 * Some /Real/ Highschool Reading 257 * Some /Real/ High school Reading
258 258
259 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/first-course-general-relativity][A First Course in General Relativity]], by Bernard F Schultz 259 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/first-course-general-relativity][A First Course in General Relativity]], by Bernard F Schultz
260 - ISBN: 9780521277037 260 - ISBN: 9780521277037
261 - Readable, not too heavy. 261 - Readable, not too heavy.
262 - Minimal dependencies 262 - Minimal dependencies
273 - Just go there and learn something already! 273 - Just go there and learn something already!
274 274
275 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]] 275 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
276 - A trove of wonderful ideas! 276 - A trove of wonderful ideas!
277 277
278 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]] 278 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democritus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
279 - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with 279 - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
280 a philosophical outlook. 280 a philosophical outlook.
281 281
282 - Bible, Talmud, Koran 282 - Bible, Talmud, Koran
283 - Read them whether or not you believe them! 283 - Read them whether or not you believe them!
287 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story! 287 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
288 288
289 289
290 * Selected works by Sussman 290 * Selected works by Sussman
291 291
292 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpreation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is 292 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM (Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics)]] This is
293 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman 293 the textbook of [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/][6.946]], a class in Classical Mechanics that Sussman
294 generally teaches in the Fall. 294 generally teaches in the Fall.
295 - ISBN: 9780262194556 295 - ISBN: 9780262194556
296 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-classical-mechanics][MIT Press]] 296 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-classical-mechanics][MIT Press]]
297 297
300 Computer Science class at MIT. It's a classic! 300 Computer Science class at MIT. It's a classic!
301 - ISBN: 0-262-01077-1 301 - ISBN: 0-262-01077-1
302 302
303 - [[http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/HTML/][R5RS (Revised^5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme)]] 303 - [[http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/HTML/][R5RS (Revised^5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme)]]
304 Spec. for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_%28programming_language%29][scheme]] computer language. Sussman is very proud of 304 Spec. for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_%28programming_language%29][scheme]] computer language. Sussman is very proud of
305 the short length of this document comparted to the specifications 305 the short length of this document compared to the specifications
306 for most other computer languages. It's based on the [[http://www.masswerk.at/algol60/report.htm][Revised 306 for most other computer languages. It's based on the [[http://www.masswerk.at/algol60/report.htm][Revised
307 Report on the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 60]] 307 Report on the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 60]]
308 308
309 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/calculus-indexed.pdf][Functional Differential Geometry]] Treatment of functional 309 - [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/calculus-indexed.pdf][Functional Differential Geometry]] Treatment of functional
310 differential geometry in the classic SIC[M/P] style. 310 differential geometry in the classic SIC[M/P] style.
311 311
312 * For Fun 312 * For Fun
313 - [[http://prce.hu/w/TAAP.html][Time's Arrow and Archemdedes' Point]], by Huw Price 313 - [[http://prce.hu/w/TAAP.html][Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point]], by Huw Price
314 - ISBN: 0195117980 314 - ISBN: 0195117980
315 - A reasonable philisopher! 315 - A reasonable philosopher!
316 316
317 - [[http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~cmw/wer.html][Was Einstein Right? : Putting General Relativity To The Test]], by 317 - [[http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~cmw/wer.html][Was Einstein Right? : Putting General Relativity To The Test]], by
318 Clifford M. Will 318 Clifford M. Will
319 - ISBN: 0465090869 319 - ISBN: 0465090869
320 320