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     1.4  #+babel: :mkdirp yes :noweb yes :exports both
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     1.6  * TODO something about the point of this
     1.7 +* TODO add sicm and other sussmans
     1.8  
     1.9  If you want to cite any of these papers, [[./sussman-recs.bib][here]] is a bibtex format file
    1.10  that contains all of these papers in the order they appear on the
    1.11  page. ([[./sussman-recs.bib]]).
    1.12  
    1.13 -# NEEDS WORK
    1.14 -
    1.15 -* Some /Real/ Highschool Reading
    1.16 -
    1.17 -  - [[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
    1.18 -    - ISBN: 9780521277037
    1.19 -    - Readable, not too heavy.
    1.20 -    - Minimal dependencies
    1.21 -    - You can just go through it slowly and understand at each step. 
    1.22 -
    1.23 -  - [[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]]
    1.24 -    - ISBN: 0881334200
    1.25 -    - HIGHLY accessible.
    1.26 -    - This will change your life.
    1.27 -    - You will understand special relativity!
    1.28 -
    1.29 -  - [[http://www.feynmanlectures.info/][The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]
    1.30 -    - Highly understandable
    1.31 -    - Just go there and learn something already!
    1.32 -
    1.33 -  - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
    1.34 -    - A trove of wonderful ideas!
    1.35 -
    1.36 -  - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
    1.37 -    - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
    1.38 -      a philosophical outlook.
    1.39 -
    1.40 -  - Bible, Talmud, Koran
    1.41 -    - Read them whether or not you believe them!
    1.42 -    - Be sure to read between the lines, and you can discover what
    1.43 -      people were actually thinking back then.
    1.44 -    - Very interesting documents!
    1.45 -    - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
    1.46 -
    1.47  * From Sussman's Bookshelf
    1.48  
    1.49 -  - Network Theory, Bose + Stevens
    1.50 -    - beautiful, best book. 
    1.51 -    - obsolete, only linear 
    1.52 -    - get the real story about RLC circuits
    1.53 +  - [[http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Network-Theory-Amar-Bose/dp/B0000CMXS1][Introductory Network Theory]], by A.G. Bose and K.N. Stevens
    1.54 +    - ASIN: B0000CMXS1
    1.55 +    - Get the real story about RLC circuits!
    1.56 +    - Obsolete -- it only covers linear circuits.
    1.57  
    1.58 -  - Linear and nonlinear circuits, Chua Sesoler kuh
    1.59 -    - more up-to-date than /Network Theory/
    1.60 +  - [[http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Nonlinear-Circuits-Leon-Chua/dp/0070108986][Linear and Nonlinear Circuits]], by Chua, Desoler, and Kuh
    1.61 +    - ISBN: 0070108986
    1.62 +    - More up-to-date than /Network Theory/
    1.63      - 10/10 would teach
    1.64 -    - mathematically very clear
    1.65 +    - Mathematically very clear
    1.66  
    1.67 -  - "Art of electronics practice" horowitz & hill
    1.68 -    - practical
    1.69 +  - [[http://frank.harvard.edu/aoe/][The Art of Electronics]], by Horowitz & Hill
    1.70 +    - ASIN: B001ERDQVI
    1.71 +    - Practical
    1.72 +    - Beautiful
    1.73  
    1.74 -  - Grey + meyer (2nd or 3rd) edition "analysis and design of analogue
    1.75 -    and integrated circuits"
    1.76 +  - [[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
    1.77 +    Meyer
    1.78 +    - ISBN: 0471574953
    1.79 +    - Get the 2nd or 3rd edition, not later ones.
    1.80  
    1.81 -  - A survey of modern algebra Birkhoff + macland
    1.82 -    - all the wau to gaoias theory
    1.83 -    - clear
    1.84 +  - [[http://www.maa.org/publications/maa-reviews/a-survey-of-modern-algebra][A Survey of Modern Algebra]], by Garrett Birkhoff and Saunders
    1.85 +    MacLane
    1.86 +    - ISBN: 9781568814544
    1.87 +    - Goes all the wau to Galois Theory!
    1.88 +    - Clear!
    1.89  
    1.90 -  - Visual Complex Analusis, Needham
    1.91 +  - [[http://usf.usfca.edu/vca//][Visual Complex Analysis]], Needham
    1.92 +    - ISBN: 0198534469
    1.93      - Easy reading, well written
    1.94 +    - Wonderful use of graphics!
    1.95  
    1.96 -  - Solid shape, Jan Koenderink
    1.97 -    - just good
    1.98 +  - [[http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/solid-shape][Solid Shape]], Jan Koenderink
    1.99 +    - ISBN: 026211139X
   1.100 +    - Just good!
   1.101  
   1.102 -  - Probability: the Logic of Science, Jaynes
   1.103 +  - [[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
   1.104 +    - ISBN: 9780521592710
   1.105 +    - OMG just read this already!
   1.106 +    - Here's [[http://www-biba.inrialpes.fr/Jaynes/prob.html][some]] [[http://omega.albany.edu:8008/JaynesBook.html][links]] to the book.
   1.107 +    - This book will change your life, and make probability make
   1.108 +      sense. Truly excellent book.
   1.109 +    - Why aren't you reading this!?
   1.110  
   1.111 -  - Calculus on Manifolds, Spivak
   1.112 -    - great notation, inspiration for SICM
   1.113 -    - great flame
   1.114 +  - [[http://www.perseusacademic.com/book.php?isbn=0805390219][Calculus on Manifolds]], Spivak
   1.115 +    - ISBN: 9780805390216
   1.116 +    - Great Mathematical notation!
   1.117 +    - Was an inspiration for [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/sicm-html/book.html][SICM]].
   1.118 +    - Book contains a great flame!
   1.119  
   1.120 -  - Variational Princ. Mech. Lanczos 
   1.121 -    - very phisolic
   1.122 -    - deep
   1.123 -    - read 100 times, learn something new each time
   1.124 +  - The Variational Principles of Mechanics, by Cornelius Lanczos 
   1.125 +    - Very philosophical; deep.
   1.126 +    - You could read it 100 times and learn something new each time!
   1.127      
   1.128    - radio amateur's handbook ARRL
   1.129      - /practical/ electronics book
   1.130 @@ -115,9 +99,6 @@
   1.131  
   1.132    - The harmonic mind vol 1+2 smolenck + legendre
   1.133  
   1.134 -
   1.135 -# DONE
   1.136 -
   1.137  * Marvin Minsky 
   1.138    Minsky really made me as a person. He was my advisor when I was a
   1.139    student at MIT, and he got me my first job. He had the "magnetisim"
   1.140 @@ -250,6 +231,38 @@
   1.141      - Is a completely new way to program computers.
   1.142      - Under active development. You can get the latest code [[http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/propagator.tar][here]].
   1.143  
   1.144 +* Some /Real/ Highschool Reading
   1.145 +
   1.146 +  - [[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
   1.147 +    - ISBN: 9780521277037
   1.148 +    - Readable, not too heavy.
   1.149 +    - Minimal dependencies
   1.150 +    - You can just go through it slowly and understand at each step. 
   1.151 +
   1.152 +  - [[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]]
   1.153 +    - ISBN: 0881334200
   1.154 +    - HIGHLY accessible.
   1.155 +    - This will change your life.
   1.156 +    - You will understand special relativity!
   1.157 +
   1.158 +  - [[http://www.feynmanlectures.info/][The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]
   1.159 +    - Highly understandable
   1.160 +    - Just go there and learn something already!
   1.161 +
   1.162 +  - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
   1.163 +    - A trove of wonderful ideas!
   1.164 +
   1.165 +  - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
   1.166 +    - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
   1.167 +      a philosophical outlook.
   1.168 +
   1.169 +  - Bible, Talmud, Koran
   1.170 +    - Read them whether or not you believe them!
   1.171 +    - Be sure to read between the lines, and you can discover what
   1.172 +      people were actually thinking back then.
   1.173 +    - Very interesting documents!
   1.174 +    - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
   1.175 +
   1.176  * For Fun
   1.177    - [[http://prce.hu/w/TAAP.html][Time's Arrow and Archemdedes' Point]], by Huw Price
   1.178      - ISBN: 0195117980