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#1

Neville

4.5
(2)
"Neville 5th ed. Is my Bible and has been since 3rd ed."
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"I use a combination of 1) Neville and 2) Woo's Oral Pathology book"
#2

Garrity

4.5
(2)
"Was literally written for you."
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"It's a nice overview all in one place."
#3

Genki

4.5
(2)
"Genki1 is the go to for a lot of people."
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"Genki and Minna no Nihongo are the most popular book series because they are pretty good."
#4

Edrolo

4.5
(2)
"Edrollo for physics is really good."
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"I used Edrolo and it was really good."
#5

Wackerly

4.0
(2)
"Try Wackerly"
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"I like using Wackerly’s Mathematical Statistics or for when I tutor stats, I used Intro to Business Statistics 7e which is helpful for applied statistics."
#6

Heinemann

4.0
(2)
"For chem Heinemann is great, but some like edrolo too"
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"I use Heinemann which is pretty good."
#7

Cambridge

4.0
(2)
"Maths use Cambridge, EDRoLo is helpful tho for questions and extension but I prefer Cambridge."
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"I prefer cambridge and edrolo the best."
#8

K.A. Stroud and Dexter Booth

4.0
(2)
"Engineering Mathematics, by K.A. Stroud and Dexter Booth."
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"Advanced Engineering Mathematics, by K.A. Stroud and Dexter Booth."
#9

Graebel

5.0
(1)
"I would add William Graebel's *Advanced Fluid Mechanics* to the list."
#10

新完全マスター

5.0
(1)
"I recommend the 文法 (green) book. It's a very thorough, well put together, well organized book."
#11

Kenneth Rosen

5.0
(1)
"For a first book I would recommend Kenneth Rosen's book."
#12

Checkpoints

5.0
(1)
"Don't listen to anyone else and get checkpoints. It's full of old exam questions."
#13

Automating the Boring Stuff

5.0
(1)
"Automating the boring stuff with python is a popular choice among beginners which is available for free!"
#14

Oxford

5.0
(1)
"Oxford Handbook of clinical medicine"
#15

Thaler and Thaler

5.0
(1)
"It's practical and more than enough neurology for a medical student and a book you can actually comfortably read from cover to cover."
#16

Kanski

5.0
(1)
"Kanski will get you up and running the fastest."
#17

OpenStax

5.0
(1)
"For high school, Open Stax from Rice University."
#18

Openstax

5.0
(1)
"Openstax has free math textbooks: - Calculus 1 - Calculus 2"
#19

Haim Brezis

5.0
(1)
"I can highly recommend Haim Brezis: Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces and PDE."
#20

Robins

5.0
(1)
"Robins atlas of pathology was very helpful!"
#21

Lookingbill and Marks

5.0
(1)
"Lookingbill and Marks’ Principles of Dermatology. This is a great basics of Derm book."
#22

Kreyzig

5.0
(1)
"For pure engineering math, get the "bible": Advanced Engineering Mathematics from Kreyzig."
#23

Evan

5.0
(1)
"Evan’s book “Partial Differential Equations” is a canonical resource for graduate PDE."
#24

Gabor Maté

5.0
(1)
"I think everyone should read it."
#25

Robert Weinberg

5.0
(1)
"Excellent review that's extremely well written by a leader in the field."
#26

De Sprong

5.0
(1)
"De Sprong is imho really the best you can get."
#27

Peking University

5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend anything that Peking University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, or BLCU has put out regarding textbooks."
#28

Barlow Textbook (5th Canadian Edition)

5.0
(1)
"I *really* enjoyed going through it, it was thorough and covered everything you're looking for."
#29

Atkinson & Bransby An Introduction to Critical State Soil Mechanics

5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend An Introduction to Critical State Soil Mechanics by Atkinson, J.H., Bransby, P.L."
#30

Leithold College Algebra and Trigonometry

5.0
(1)
"College algebra and trigonometry by Leithold, Precalculus by Stewart, Basic Mathematics by Lang if you wanna go hardcore"
#31

Stewart Precalculus

5.0
(1)
"College algebra and trigonometry by Leithold, Precalculus by Stewart, Basic Mathematics by Lang if you wanna go hardcore"
#32

Lang Basic Mathematics

5.0
(1)
"College algebra and trigonometry by Leithold, Precalculus by Stewart, Basic Mathematics by Lang if you wanna go hardcore"
#33

KnoWhiz Introductory Calculus Course

5.0
(1)
"I think this introductory calculus course from KnoWhiz can help for self studying!"
#34

Axler

5.0
(1)
"Axler or Cohen at Anna's archive"
#35

Cohen

5.0
(1)
"Axler or Cohen at Anna's archive"
#36

Singh

4.0
(1)
"Number theory step by step by kuldeep singh is great if you are into more of the proof side."
#37

Cengel

4.0
(1)
"If you're looking for basics then definitely cengel or fox and macdonalds or douglas"
#38

Mavrakakis and Penzer

4.0
(1)
"Probability and Statistical Inference: From Basic Principles to Advanced Methods - Mavrakakis and Penzer"
#39

Mendenhall

4.0
(1)
"I often found anything by William Mendenhall and his collaborators was well worth reading."
#40

Niven and Zuckerman

4.0
(1)
"Solid very well-written book but not for slackers."
#41

Tobira

4.0
(1)
"Tobira and Quartet 1 are both good."
#42

Cristina Mazzoni

4.0
(1)
"1. "Italian Made Simple" by Cristina Mazzoni."
#43

Burton

4.0
(1)
"I really like Burton’s “Elementary Number Theory,” and I think that would be right at your level."
#44

Paola Nanni-Tate

4.0
(1)
"Easy Italian Step-by-Step by Paola Nanni-Tate is decent."
#45

Practical Office Orthopedics

4.0
(1)
"If you want an easy to read book on orthopedics, I enjoyed "Practical Office Orthopedics"."
#46

Voet Voet Pratt

4.0
(1)
"I like voet voet Pratt, older editions are generally cheap on thrift books."
#47

Fitzpatrick's Derm

4.0
(1)
"Fitzpatrick's Derm & Derm for skin of color."
#48

VHS Lernportal

4.0
(1)
"VHS Lernportal or the corresponding apps. A1 Deutsch is like a free book."
#49

Deutsch im Blick

4.0
(1)
"Deutsch im Blick online or Wilkommen 1 on real paper."
#50

Stewart

4.0
(1)
"Stewart's book is pretty reasonable, and is easy to find in used bookstores."
#51

Stein and Shakarchi

4.0
(1)
"The four books by Stein–Shakarchi, including the exercises there, are good."
#52

Howard Georgi

4.0
(1)
"Lie Algebras in Particle Physics by Howard Georgi covers the kind of group theory."
#53

John Lamarsh

4.0
(1)
"Introduction to Nuclear Engineering by John Lamarsh for my Nuclear Fuel Cycles class."
#54

Kumar and Clark

4.0
(1)
"Kumar and Clark’s could still be worth it if you’re looking for a resource with longevity."
#55

Menschen

4.0
(1)
"Menschen is quite well structured."
#56

Colley

4.0
(1)
"For calc 3 i liked Vector Calculus by Colley"
#57

Paar and Pelzl

4.0
(1)
"Understanding Cryptography, by Paar and Pelzl."
#58

Behzad Razavi

4.0
(1)
"RF Microelectronics by Behzad Razavi"
#59

Eric Kandel

4.0
(1)
"Eric Kandel: Principles of Neural Science (a bit more in depth)"
#60

Sorin Voinigescu

4.0
(1)
"High Frequency Integrated Circuits by Sorin Voinigescu"
#61

David Archer

4.0
(1)
"Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast by David Archer"
#62

William Rudd

4.0
(1)
"Earth’s Climate: Past and Future by William Rudd"
#63

Gonzales, Woods

4.0
(1)
"Digital Image Processing by Gonzales, Woods is decent and was used in one of the deep learning courses I attended"
#64

Horstmann

4.0
(1)
"I read the 2 volumes of Horstmann's Core Java. I liked them."
#65

E. Bruce Goldstein

4.0
(1)
"E. Bruce Goldstein: Cognitive Psychology (very easy read)"
#66

Thomas Lee

4.0
(1)
"Thomas Lee CMOS RFIC"
#67

Jamie Ward

4.0
(1)
"Jamie Ward: A Student‘s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience (also very easy read)"
#68

Larson

4.0
(1)
"Larson 9th edition"
#69

Lehninger

4.0
(1)
"Lehninger! Can find the pdf for free online or check libgen"
#70

Dermatology Essentials

4.0
(1)
"Dermatology Essentials (aka baby bolognia) More advanced with pictures, algorithms, and charts."
#71

Michael Taylor

4.0
(1)
"I like Michael Taylor's PDE books."
#72

Kazys Almenas

4.0
(1)
"I suggest 'Nuclear Engineering: An Introduction' by Kazys Almenas and R. Lee."
#73

Hogg et al

4.0
(1)
"If you need something more rigorous, try Hogg et al"
#74

Geroch

4.0
(1)
"'Mathematical Physics' by Geroch could be a good option for you!"
#75

James E Shelby

4.0
(1)
"James E Shelby, Introduction to Glass Science and Technology."
#76

Shultis and Faw

4.0
(1)
"Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering By Shultis and Faw."
#77

Varshneya

4.0
(1)
"Varshneya, Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses."
#78

DeGroot

4.0
(1)
"I really like DeGroot’s book. It’s easier than Casella Berger but covers most of the same material."
#79

Larsen and Marx

4.0
(1)
"You can go with Larsen and Marx as well. All three of these are pretty good options imo if Hogg and Tanis is giving you a hard time."
#80

Folland

4.0
(1)
"I like Folland's book. It front-loads more theory than Evans which you may not enjoy."
#81

日本語総まとめ

4.0
(1)
"I liked 日本語総まとめ when I was learning…only book series I ever used."
#82

Hogg and Craig

4.0
(1)
"Hogg and Craig is good for that."
#83

Strang

4.0
(1)
"Strang's Introduction to Linear Algebra along with MIT OCW lectures."
#84

Bolognia

4.0
(1)
"Derm essentials by Bolognia is much more condensed and easier to carry on you."
#85

Arfken

4.0
(1)
"I recommend Arfken."
#86

BS Grewal

4.0
(1)
"Could use Higher Engineering mathematics by BS Grewal."
#87

HSK

4.0
(1)
"A lot of people recommend the HSK stuff while other recommend Integrated Chinese or others by Tuttle."
#88

Modern Chinese Grammar

4.0
(1)
"I find Modern Chinese Grammar useful as a reference."
#89

Nolen-Hoeksema Textbook

4.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of Nolen-Hoeksema's textbook."
#90

Tomlinson Pile Design and Construction Practice

4.0
(1)
"I can recommend a few that I've had to keep referring to over the last couple of years: 1. Pile Design and Construction Practice by Tomlinson."
#91

Fellenius Redbook

4.0
(1)
"Fellenius Redbook. It's very good and can be downloaded from his website."
#92

Casella and Berger

4.0
(1)
"If you like doing grad level theory stuffs then just go with Statistical Inference by Casella and Berger"
#93

Duderstadt and Hamilton

3.0
(1)
"A couple of people mentioned Nuclear Reactor Analysis by Duderstadt and Hamilton."
#94

Bessel van der Kolk

3.0
(1)
"Many lay people have enjoyed The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk."
#95

First Aid

3.0
(1)
"Take a look at First Aid."

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