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This tag is for questions about recommendation of books for some particular area, topic, problem. Use this tag together with (reference-request) tag.

Any question where you require a recommendation of textbooks or literature on a particular area, topic or problem merits the usage of this tag.

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Is there anything like "How to prove this"?

I'm on math carreer and I'm finding it very difficult, I've read "How to do a demonstrarion" and "logic for math" books, but I think I could really use a book full of things like "How to prove that a set is dense in another set", "How to prove this…
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what is a complete undergraduate level textbook for algebra.

i need a fairly elementary text(s) that includes all the topics that an undergraduate needs to know before going for a course. i have : "higher algebra",by hall & knight. "higher algebra",by barnard & child.
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Coding theory number theory book

Can somebody help me with some suggestions for books on number theory,for beginners level. Is there any book on number theory and coding theory or cryptography combined?
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Introduction to Topological Modular Form

Where can I find some good introductory reading to the topic of Topological Modular Form or some related topic? Thanks.
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resource to build very solid foundation?

I want to build very solid foundation of modern mathematics. resources and activities all I know so far are below. please advice me what to add and what to remove. 1. read Euclid's Elements (book) 2. watch math foundation youtube video as you see, I…
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis - First Edition vs Later

I've decided to learn some analysis and so I have settled on Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis, I found a 1st edition copy at my local library. I have gone through the first chapter and have realised that later editions have a different…
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I'm looking for books/ebooks about convex functions inequalities

I'm looking for a book with a nice didactics and a lot of theorems, especially Giroux's one which states that the extremes of a multivariable function, convex in any variable, has extremes on the limits of the domain.
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Book suggestion for learning topology

I need a book on elementary topology which is good to read and easy to understand the concepts. Please give me a reference which book should I use..
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Chaos Theory Question

I'm wondering if there is a general formula or approach for chaos theory? Or, if not, are there any books of papers that I can reference for learning about Chaos Theory?
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Book on vibrations and waves (from a very rigorous approach with a lot of use of linear algebra)

I'm currently taking a course on Vibrations and Waves. Starting the course we studied the classical book by French (a good text for physics students new to the topic). However my teacher is now using Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics which…
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Numerical Methods, automata theory, calculus of probability. Books.

I am asking you to recommend me good books to learn: 1) Numerical Methods 2) Automata theory 3) Calculus of probability Books should be for someone who wants to start learn these subjects but does not want the books at kindergarten.
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Looking for a book for mathematical thinking

High school student here just wanting to be better at maths and to know how to approach and solve problems and also how to think like a mathematician. Please recommend a book to me it would help a lot.
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What can be a complete mathematical knowledge?

I started off with abstract algebra, and found in the next 3 pages that I needed a bit more of matrices, since I had no idea how functions could also be represented by matrices, so I dipped next into a book about matrices, but again the book says…
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Which book should I refer to learn Calculus

I am in 11th grade just near finals. Well After my exams I wish to learn calculus from exact start (I know basic differentiaton like $x^n$ and such)
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Need help with the maths book name with the question?

I am sorry but being a newbie to Abstract Algebra, got interested in a question asked online about permutations of a group. I wanted to know the name of the book, but it seems the googling would not help. The image for the question being asked is…
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