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

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Post by paramahans »

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…

I disagree about Millman and Halkias. The content in that book is from 1970s. Better books to learn about Semiconductor devices are 1. Device Electronics for integrated circuits by Muller and Kamins 2. Solid State Devices by Ben. G Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee

Millman Halkias is a staple in Indian universities but its high time it is replaced.

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

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paramahans wrote: post #161
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…

I disagree about Millman and Halkias. The content in that book is from 1970s. Better books to learn about Semiconductor devices are 1. Device Electronics for integrated circuits by Muller and Kamins 2. Solid State Devices by Ben. G Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee Millman Halkias is a staple in Indian universities but its high time it is replaced.

Agree with 'Solid State Devices' by Ben. G Streetman and Sanjay Banerjee

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

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Post by maxkwallace »

For undergraduate mathematics (semi-opinionated, not exhaustive):

Calculus: Apostol and Spivak, take your pick

Linear Algebra: Valenza

Abstract Algebra: Artin

Multivariate Calculus:

  - Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms by the Hubbards

  - Calculus on Manifolds by Spivak
For other fields and classes I am not recommending a book because either (1) I don't think there is a clear winner, e.g. as in the case of Real Analysis, or (2) I'm not familiar enough with the books in that field.

If you have other recommendations, please add them! These books changed my life in the best of ways.

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

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

maroonblazer wrote: post #29
vincentmarle wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m curious to know why you think it’s so good. I’ve studied marketing in the early 2000’s and Kotler’s Marketing Management was pretty much the only book we’ve read, but after college I didn’t feel I could apply much of its lessons to the companies I’ve built myself or the companies I’ve worked for. Most of Kotler’s material is based on how big traditional brands have done marketing, but that wasn’t helpful to me wh…

His framework for how to think about bringing a product to market is what I found most valuable. What's the competitive environment? Who is the customer (in the most specific sense)? How will the product compete against other offerings? How is it priced relative to the competition? How do you talk about the product - i.e. communicate its value? How does one think about growing the market for the product? These are qu…

I'd argue that these fundamental questions are elaborated upon in most contemporary textbooks. In practice, however, young entrepreneurs creating business models around apps need to deal with a whole range of both general and specific issues that need to be addressed and Kotler is of limited use here.

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

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Post by indigochill »

brox wrote: post #139
bugmen0t wrote: post #109

In Web Security: - The Tangled Web ( http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/tangled/ ) You can look at the Web Application Hacker's Handbook or the Browser Hacker's Handbook, if you want. But TTW tops them all.

Would like to hear general information security recommendations as well.

A couple I've learned from (I've left out heavily topic-specific books like Cryptography Engineering since I assume you're asking for books about general information security):

Hacking, 2nd Edition - Introduces the foundations of memory and network exploitation

[Security Engineering](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html) - An overview of a huge array of info sec topics, from "E-policy" to nuclear command security.

Advanced Penetration Testing - Focuses on simulating APT attacks, using the author's penetration testing experiences to illustrate each point.

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

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Post by paramahans »

Some books on Semiconductor Devices. Not in any particular order 1. Physics of semiconductor devices by S. M Sze, Kwok K Ng 2. Modern VLSI Devices by Taur and Ning 3. Device electronics for integrated circuits by Muller and Kamins 4. Solid state Devices by Ben. Streetman 5. Advanced Semiconductor Fundamentals by Robert F Pierret
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