The best Science & Technology Teaching Materials books: Reddit reviews

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Read this book. I've got ten years as a white teacher in South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights. Great book. Trust me.

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807028029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IRI7BbX2GMJ3C

This book is considered too dangerous for public consumption, so it's hard to find paper copies, and most libraries removed it from their shelves in the 1960s. Nevertheless, many of today's chemists (including me) learned a lot about handling chemicals from that book.

http://www.geekityourself.com/files/The-Golden-Book-Of-Chemistry-Experiments.pdf

A more up-to-date (and presumably safer) text is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Home-Chemistry-Experiments/dp/0596514921/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1521740904&sr=8-20&keywords=chemical+experiments

I'd highly recommend Bobby Owinski's MixingEngineer handbook. All his books are great for beginners, improvers and even for professionals to have on the book shelf.

Here is it on Amazon

I try not to support Amazon but this was the quickest link I could find.

Mixing really does take a long time to get your head around so don't be disheartened, it's totally worth stepping away from it for a few days to read up on it then sit back down at your computer, book in hand and try some stuff out.

Feel free to DM me or ask anything else, I'd be happy to have a listen.

Actually this was me as well throughout quarantine here let me share a book I’ve been doing labs out of here most of it is labs you would do in a general chem course and it explains all of the safety tips required to complete all of the labs, I’m not sure I can recommend the last 5 labs as they use more dangerous chemicals (formaldehyde 30-40%, methanol, chloroform, barium hydroxide, etc.) let me know if that helps.

I'm using The Smartypants' Guide to Environmental Science for self study Here on Amazon; could also find on online maybe https://www.amazon.com/Smartypants-Guide-Environmental-Science-Exam/dp/1411644778

5 steps to 5 pdf online somewhere. Not currently using it, but it's free, the more the better I guess. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3RVreGMg1lQajVteUl2SzJnZHM

Also PR and Barron's, but someone said Smartypants' was all you needed for environmental science.

Manga Guide to Physics

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.in/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964&ved=2ahUKEwid36HEtqD6AhVr9DgGHeAnDGYQFnoECDMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3AzxJdqlv7BTPGK73j_KWi

I’ve been doing experiments from a book called “Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments”. It’s pretty interesting, though I wouldn’t say they’re all particularly useful. But it is a pretty good intro to several different types of chemistry processes.

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596514921/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_WEH8CRP1KVSMZX67NMV7

As for Susskind's book, you can find it on Amazon, at least in the US. I'm not sure why it's not titled Classical Mechanics like the other two in the series, but there you are. Whether you choose that or Thorne and Blandford, or another reference, I hope your search for the meaning of tensors is fruitful!

LOL you obviously don't know the difference between north and south.. I said down south, i.e. below Canada is the United States ("Americans"). Take a look at this, it'll help you out in the future... Here ya go bud - Geography For Dummies https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764516221/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_NTZTPWD602A19NRTYMJE

I would suggest "The Theoretical Minimum"

https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Minimum-Start-Doing-Physics/dp/0465075681

It's not a pop sci book that give handwavy woo-woo explanations, it delves into the math but explains what the equations mean. A college educated person would have no problem with it.

There is a really good book that goes into this

https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Minimum-Start-Doing-Physics/dp/0465075681/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=theoretical+minimum&qid=1639841522&sprefix=theorei%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1

And a youtube series taught by the author

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-rICyRc1Qz144U91HTd6zY9pDVVPwskg

My biggest advice would be to read this book

There’s advice in there from some of the biggest names in the business and if you take your time with it, you will make some big improvements.

Also, what are you using as your reference tracks? It’s important that you’re comparing your mixes but also understanding how those reference tracks actually work.

Time, understanding, practicing and most importantly, listening, are the things that will help you to improve.

Why not try both? Seems pointless that you’re spending time to mix them in mono and asking for advice when you could see if they sound better panned. That could save you a whole lot of time. As would reading this book

I've never actually watched this, but Leonard Susskind's Theoretical Minimum set of courses might be worthwhile for you. There's also a book with the same title by him, which sounds like what you're looking for. The book and the courses are both stand-alone, the first isn't a textbook you need for the second.

I'm pretty sure the courses are free to watch, so I'd suggest starting with them. The eBook or paperback versions aren't that expensive, though.

This is a good resource that covers everything from equipment and safety to the actual experiments. https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Guide-Home-Chemistry-Experiments/dp/0596514921/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=home+chemistry+experiments&qid=1634943668&qsid=146-7916348-6126801&sr=8-3&sres=0596514921%2CB08DY3W8CL%2C1449396...

This book is pretty good and has a list of glassware and other equipment.

What you get really depends on what she wants to do. I just get my home lab stuff off of eBay.

I recommend The Smartypants' Guide to the AP Environmental Science Exam. I used this book only and got a 5. It is short and has all the info you need. I just highlighted, put tabs, & took notes on every single paragraph lol.

are u kidding bro u havent heard of the Manga guide to physics or the manga guide to electricity or the manga guide to relativity?

https://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964/ref=nodl_

my local library only has the physics one :(((

I would STRONGLY recommend The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky. While not strictly focused on QM, it’s an excellent introduction to physics and some of the basic mathematics required.

Any one any thoughts on "the theoretical minimum" by Leonard Susskind? Decent place to start?

https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Minimum-Start-Doing-Physics/dp/0465075681/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538567639&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=the+theoretical+minimum&dpPl=1&dpID=41mYr5xwzeL&ref=plSrch

Here’s another good one for you.

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807028029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ht1HBb5NKJ5M5

Since the exam is way to close to read hundreds of pages in Barrons or PR, I bought the Smartypants Guide to AP Environmental Science. It is not too wordy compared to other review books and everything is right to the point with definitions and diagrams. It has 2 practice tests and also only 79 pages of content, but it doesn't take long to read at all.

Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Smartypants-Guide-Environmental-Science-Exam/dp/1411644778

Happy studying!

Think of the things you (or others) would enjoy working with her using. A telescope/binoculars is great if you do regular viewing, but terrible if it sits in a closet. An electronics kit (I like snap circuits) or chemistry kit (Thames and Kosmos or Thompson's book with supplies) is fun if you can do them. Programming (lego mindstorm for example) is fun, if you do it together, but will likely otherwise collect dust.

Don't think of a gift to give and forget, think about something the two of you can do together and get the supplies for that. It is a much bigger investment, but has a much bigger payoff.

Does anyone have recommendations for an engaging juvenile or illustrated version of the Book of Mormon I can read to my 10 year old? Does such a thing exist?

I have been out of the church for so long I am out of touch with what publications they have now. I don't think it would be very helpful to dig my old Quad out of storage and start reading from it.

What about a "Manga" edition of the Book of Mormon? My kids just LOVE the series of Manga books I have been getting them on physics, algebra, statistics, etc. Nothing goes over better than Japanese cartoons.

http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964/

This is a fantastic resource: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fred-jones-tools-for-teaching-fredric-h-jones/1101454811?ean=9780965026321

This too: http://www.amazon.com/Sourcebook-Teaching-Science-Grades-6-12/dp/0787972983/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430100921&sr=1-9&keywords=science+teaching