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Re: Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?

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Post by olooney »

kulu2002 wrote: post #156

If you want to learn basics of Integrated electronics devices and circuits - I personally recommend 'Electronic Devices and circuits / Integrated Electronics by J. Millman and C. Halkias (This is actually a textbook) In case you want to learn Engineering Electromagnetics, great textbook by William Hayt and John Buck Haven't yet read any other awesome basic textbook on 'Computer Networks' like the one by Andrew S. Tan…

That's interesting. We used Horowitz and Hill as an undergrad and although I didn't continue on the EE track I was under the impression it was the "standard" textbook for introductory electronics. It may be more elementary than the ones you mention. Any thoughts on that text?

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...

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Post by cosmic_quanta »

In ultrafast electron microscopy and material science:

- Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of materials by Fultz and Howe

Great reference textbook on how electron microscopes are constructed, as well as general diffraction.

- Advanced Computing in Electron Microscopy by Kirkland

A comprehensive explanation of how to simulate electron diffraction patterns and electron microscopy images. Very clear explanation of the Multislice algorithm, which is actually more general than is presented in this book.

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Post by maze-le »

ajankovic wrote: post #89

Can anyone recommend a book that you would use as the guide for building a new software project from scratch? Like something that would provide good overall structural approach and best practices. The goal would be to end with as least amount of tech debt and codebase flexible enough to stand the test of time?

I do like: Clean Architecture[0], its pretty much language agnostic and has some nice examples on overall structural decision making -- from small to large projects.

>> The goal would be to end with as least amount of tech debt and codebase flexible enough to stand the test of time?

I am not sure if it is possible, to have a comprehensive book with this goal in mind. It very much depends on the project size, the dependencies and your language / framework -- and even if you have that in order, there are your teammates, the process, continuous integration, milestones/deadlines and the general workflow you have to take into consideration.

[0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18043011-clean-architect...

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Post by kendallpark »

deepaksurti wrote: post #186

Computer Graphics: [1a, 1b, 1c] Computer Graphics, Principles and Practice Series [2] Physically Based Rendering [3] Real Time Rendering --- [1a] https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Graphics-Principles-James-Fo... [1b] https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Graphics-Principles-Practice... [1c] https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Graphics-Principles-Practice... [2] https://www.amazon.com/Physically-Based-Rendering-Theory-Imp... [3]…

Any resources you'd recommend for learning about 3D volumetric rendering via voxels (not polygons)?

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Post by Vindicis »

gjm11 wrote: post #141
sterlind wrote: post #66

Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skeina. CLRS has all the nitty-gritty but I didn't jive with it at all. Skeina won't tell you line-for-line how to balance a red-black tree, but it gets the idea across with clarity. Also, the war stories are both interesting and useful. Not the book for everyone; most important is to pick one you enjoy reading.

I think Skiena + CLRS is a particularly fine combination. CLRS is dry and intimidating for all but the most theoretically inclined. Skiena is sloppy and handwavy. Put 'em together and you have something really excellent.

I found CLRS to be far too verbose for my liking. Skiena was as you said. My favourite is Sedgewick. More terse than CLRS; doesn't drone on and on and on.

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Post by PascLeRasc »

dvlsg wrote: post #76
sethhochberg wrote: post #61

Putting my mostly-retired audio engineer hat back on for a minute... The Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Reinforcement-Handbook-Gary-Dav... This is basically the soundman's bible. Sold for an aspiring live sound engineer, has much more than just advice for live sound guys - covering everything from microphones to acoustics to basic electronics to handy rules of thumb to MIDI, all writ…

Does it touch on mixing / mastering at all? I have a suspicion that some of my friends will be looking to me to put together some demos in the near future, so I'd be very interested in some beginner/intermediate knowledge around that.

Alex Tumay has several great video lectures on Youtube on mixing/mastering.

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Post by kyberias »

jacobwilliamroy wrote: post #56
kyberias wrote: post #35

Can you recommend _one_ good book that covers Primate biology?

My favorite books contain vividly detailed descriptions of primate biology but unfortunately, none of them are safe for work. I would also like to know if there is a good book that covers primate biology. I had no idea it was possible to write a _good_ book about an entire order of creatures.

Well, let me downgrade a bit... how about a book about great apes, another one about old-world monkeys etc?

Re: Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?

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Post by PascLeRasc »

minhazm423 wrote: post #94
akjssdk wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

McGee has a very methodical way of discussing food. It is basically like a scientific textbook in that regard, with deeper dives into almost every topic. It is also incredibly information dense, which makes it a truly a 'bible' in my opinion. And for what it is worth, many other of the more methodical chefs on the internet think so too.

>many other of the more methodical chefs such as? is there a community for this?

Salt Fat Acid Heat is another great cooking theory textbook. Amazing writing and the lessons can apply to any meal you'll ever make.

Re: Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?

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Post by v01dv01d »

colinwilyb wrote: post #178
v01dv01d wrote: post #136

Does anyone have books about visual management or data visualisation ?

Can you define your question further? Are you looking for information on communicating via visual means, or the data to visualization toolchain?

The former, I am looking for a read about why we go on visual management, the good practices, the does and don'ts, etc. So it is more a HR approach than a data one.
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