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6 #+SETUPFILE: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org 6 #+SETUPFILE: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org
7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org 7 #+INCLUDE: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org
8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both 8 #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both
9 9
10 * TODO something about the point of this 10 * TODO something about the point of this
11 * TODO add sicm and other sussmans
11 12
12 If you want to cite any of these papers, [[./sussman-recs.bib][here]] is a bibtex format file 13 If you want to cite any of these papers, [[./sussman-recs.bib][here]] is a bibtex format file
13 that contains all of these papers in the order they appear on the 14 that contains all of these papers in the order they appear on the
14 page. ([[./sussman-recs.bib]]). 15 page. ([[./sussman-recs.bib]]).
15 16
16 # NEEDS WORK
17
18 * Some /Real/ Highschool Reading
19
20 - [[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
21 - ISBN: 9780521277037
22 - Readable, not too heavy.
23 - Minimal dependencies
24 - You can just go through it slowly and understand at each step.
25
26 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Space-Special-Relativity-David-Mermin/dp/0881334200][Space and Time in Special Relativity]], by [[http://www.lassp.cornell.edu/mermin/][David Mermin]]
27 - ISBN: 0881334200
28 - HIGHLY accessible.
29 - This will change your life.
30 - You will understand special relativity!
31
32 - [[http://www.feynmanlectures.info/][The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]
33 - Highly understandable
34 - Just go there and learn something already!
35
36 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
37 - A trove of wonderful ideas!
38
39 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
40 - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
41 a philosophical outlook.
42
43 - Bible, Talmud, Koran
44 - Read them whether or not you believe them!
45 - Be sure to read between the lines, and you can discover what
46 people were actually thinking back then.
47 - Very interesting documents!
48 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
49
50 * From Sussman's Bookshelf 17 * From Sussman's Bookshelf
51 18
52 - Network Theory, Bose + Stevens 19 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Network-Theory-Amar-Bose/dp/B0000CMXS1][Introductory Network Theory]], by A.G. Bose and K.N. Stevens
53 - beautiful, best book. 20 - ASIN: B0000CMXS1
54 - obsolete, only linear 21 - Get the real story about RLC circuits!
55 - get the real story about RLC circuits 22 - Obsolete -- it only covers linear circuits.
56 23
57 - Linear and nonlinear circuits, Chua Sesoler kuh 24 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Nonlinear-Circuits-Leon-Chua/dp/0070108986][Linear and Nonlinear Circuits]], by Chua, Desoler, and Kuh
58 - more up-to-date than /Network Theory/ 25 - ISBN: 0070108986
26 - More up-to-date than /Network Theory/
59 - 10/10 would teach 27 - 10/10 would teach
60 - mathematically very clear 28 - Mathematically very clear
61 29
62 - "Art of electronics practice" horowitz & hill 30 - [[http://frank.harvard.edu/aoe/][The Art of Electronics]], by Horowitz & Hill
63 - practical 31 - ASIN: B001ERDQVI
64 32 - Practical
65 - Grey + meyer (2nd or 3rd) edition "analysis and design of analogue 33 - Beautiful
66 and integrated circuits" 34
67 35 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Analysis-Design-Analog-Integrated-Circuits/dp/0471574953/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401819423&sr=1-1&keywords=Analysis+and+Design+of+Analog+Integrated+Circuits+3rd+edition][Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits]], by Grey and
68 - A survey of modern algebra Birkhoff + macland 36 Meyer
69 - all the wau to gaoias theory 37 - ISBN: 0471574953
70 - clear 38 - Get the 2nd or 3rd edition, not later ones.
71 39
72 - Visual Complex Analusis, Needham 40 - [[http://www.maa.org/publications/maa-reviews/a-survey-of-modern-algebra][A Survey of Modern Algebra]], by Garrett Birkhoff and Saunders
41 MacLane
42 - ISBN: 9781568814544
43 - Goes all the wau to Galois Theory!
44 - Clear!
45
46 - [[http://usf.usfca.edu/vca//][Visual Complex Analysis]], Needham
47 - ISBN: 0198534469
73 - Easy reading, well written 48 - Easy reading, well written
74 49 - Wonderful use of graphics!
75 - Solid shape, Jan Koenderink 50
76 - just good 51 - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/solid-shape][Solid Shape]], Jan Koenderink
77 52 - ISBN: 026211139X
78 - Probability: the Logic of Science, Jaynes 53 - Just good!
79 54
80 - Calculus on Manifolds, Spivak 55 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/physics/theoretical-physics-and-mathematical-physics/probability-theory-logic-science][Probability: the Logic of Science]], by E.T. Jaynes
81 - great notation, inspiration for SICM 56 - ISBN: 9780521592710
82 - great flame 57 - OMG just read this already!
83 58 - Here's [[http://www-biba.inrialpes.fr/Jaynes/prob.html][some]] [[http://omega.albany.edu:8008/JaynesBook.html][links]] to the book.
84 - Variational Princ. Mech. Lanczos 59 - This book will change your life, and make probability make
85 - very phisolic 60 sense. Truly excellent book.
86 - deep 61 - Why aren't you reading this!?
87 - read 100 times, learn something new each time 62
63 - [[http://www.perseusacademic.com/book.php?isbn=0805390219][Calculus on Manifolds]], Spivak
64 - ISBN: 9780805390216
65 - Great Mathematical notation!
66 - Was an inspiration for [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM]].
67 - Book contains a great flame!
68
69 - The Variational Principles of Mechanics, by Cornelius Lanczos
70 - Very philosophical; deep.
71 - You could read it 100 times and learn something new each time!
88 72
89 - radio amateur's handbook ARRL 73 - radio amateur's handbook ARRL
90 - /practical/ electronics book 74 - /practical/ electronics book
91 - done for 100 years 75 - done for 100 years
92 76
112 - A geneti switch Mark Ptashne 96 - A geneti switch Mark Ptashne
113 - Lawrence the making of a fly 97 - Lawrence the making of a fly
114 - Frankel "Pattern Formation" (my type of book!) 98 - Frankel "Pattern Formation" (my type of book!)
115 99
116 - The harmonic mind vol 1+2 smolenck + legendre 100 - The harmonic mind vol 1+2 smolenck + legendre
117
118
119 # DONE
120 101
121 * Marvin Minsky 102 * Marvin Minsky
122 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my advisor when I was a 103 Minsky really made me as a person. He was my advisor when I was a
123 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetisim" 104 student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetisim"
124 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the 105 to attract the most talented people to MIT to work on AI, and the
248 Computation]] 229 Computation]]
249 - By [[http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/][Alexey Andreyevich Radul]], 2009 230 - By [[http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/][Alexey Andreyevich Radul]], 2009
250 - Is a completely new way to program computers. 231 - Is a completely new way to program computers.
251 - Under active development. You can get the latest code [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/propagator.tar][here]]. 232 - Under active development. You can get the latest code [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/propagator.tar][here]].
252 233
234 * Some /Real/ Highschool Reading
235
236 - [[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
237 - ISBN: 9780521277037
238 - Readable, not too heavy.
239 - Minimal dependencies
240 - You can just go through it slowly and understand at each step.
241
242 - [[http://www.amazon.com/Space-Special-Relativity-David-Mermin/dp/0881334200][Space and Time in Special Relativity]], by [[http://www.lassp.cornell.edu/mermin/][David Mermin]]
243 - ISBN: 0881334200
244 - HIGHLY accessible.
245 - This will change your life.
246 - You will understand special relativity!
247
248 - [[http://www.feynmanlectures.info/][The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]
249 - Highly understandable
250 - Just go there and learn something already!
251
252 - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
253 - A trove of wonderful ideas!
254
255 - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
256 - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
257 a philosophical outlook.
258
259 - Bible, Talmud, Koran
260 - Read them whether or not you believe them!
261 - Be sure to read between the lines, and you can discover what
262 people were actually thinking back then.
263 - Very interesting documents!
264 - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
265
253 * For Fun 266 * For Fun
254 - [[http://prce.hu/w/TAAP.html][Time's Arrow and Archemdedes' Point]], by Huw Price 267 - [[http://prce.hu/w/TAAP.html][Time's Arrow and Archemdedes' Point]], by Huw Price
255 - ISBN: 0195117980 268 - ISBN: 0195117980
256 - A reasonable philisopher! 269 - A reasonable philisopher!
257 270