changeset 116:b9e760a9b549

complete highschool section annotations.
author rlm
date Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:06:58 -0400
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     1.4  
     1.5  * Some /Real/ Highschool Reading
     1.6  
     1.7 -  - Bernard F Schultz "A first course in general relativity"
     1.8 -    - readable
     1.9 -    - not too heavy
    1.10 -    - you can just go through it...
    1.11 -    - minimal dependencies
    1.12 +  - [[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
    1.13 +    - ISBN: 9780521277037
    1.14 +    - Readable, not too heavy.
    1.15 +    - Minimal dependencies
    1.16 +    - You can just go through it slowly and understand at each step. 
    1.17  
    1.18 -  - Mermin, Space and time in special relativity
    1.19 -    - can be read by H.S. student
    1.20 -    - will change your life
    1.21 -    - you will understand special relativity!
    1.22 +  - [[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]]
    1.23 +    - ISBN: 0881334200
    1.24 +    - HIGHLY accessible.
    1.25 +    - This will change your life.
    1.26 +    - You will understand special relativity!
    1.27  
    1.28 -  - faynman lectures
    1.29 -    - learn something
    1.30 -    - understandable
    1.31 +  - [[http://www.feynmanlectures.info/][The Feynman Lectures on Physics]]
    1.32 +    - Highly understandable
    1.33 +    - Just go there and learn something already!
    1.34  
    1.35 +  - [[http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/][Society of Mind]], by [[http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/][Marvin Minsky]]
    1.36 +    - A trove of wonderful ideas!
    1.37  
    1.38 -  - Society of Mind, by Marvin Minsky
    1.39 +  - [[http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/discountpromotion/?site_locale=en_US&code=L3QCSD][Quantum Computing since Democratus]], by [[http://www.scottaaronson.com/][Scott Aaronson]]
    1.40 +    - Everything you might want to know about computing with QM, with
    1.41 +      a philosophical outlook.
    1.42  
    1.43 -- Scott Aaronson "Quantum Computing since Democratus"
    1.44 -  - everything you might want to know about QM, w/ phiospphical
    1.45 -    outlook
    1.46 -
    1.47 -
    1.48 -- Bible + friends
    1.49 -  - whether or not you believe it
    1.50 -  - read between the lines
    1.51 -  - discover what people were actually thinking
    1.52 -  - very interesting document
    1.53 +  - Bible, Talmud, Koran
    1.54 +    - Read them whether or not you believe them!
    1.55 +    - Be sure to read between the lines, and you can discover what
    1.56 +      people were actually thinking back then.
    1.57 +    - Very interesting documents!
    1.58 +    - [[http://jhom.com/topics/voice/bat_kol_bab.htm][Bava Metzia 59b]] is an interesting story!
    1.59  
    1.60  * From Sussman's Bookshelf
    1.61