I believe the 1000+ page book touches on a broad range of topics with the first 300-odd pages devoted to math. I can handle a certain amount of math (graduate engineer level) but not if it becomes too advanced.
I would also like to know if Penrose writes in an easy style for the layman.
Furthermore can someone please direct me to a good intro on the net to string theory and its applications?
Thanks
2006-09-01 04:46:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I do not believe Penrose (or his collegue Hawkins) wrote much for the layman.
Hawkins has only written "short history of time" for the layman: you won't find one equation in the whole book.
There are also a few books they have written together, as a series of lectures, but you need VERY solid maths to follow. I am a Polytechnic Engineer, PhD, and I can't follow through!
The only way, I believe, is to get a course on astrophysics...
If you find one, let me know!
2006-09-01 07:35:55 · answer #1 · answered by just "JR" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try it. I do not know what you can understand.
Th
2006-09-01 17:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup it is.... of course if u know how to read!!!!
2006-09-01 12:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Wolverine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋