"The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges." - Edsger Dijkstra

Learning

Physics

  1. Transport: Atom to Transistor by Supriyo Datta
  2. Modern Quantum Chemistry: Introduction to Advanced Electronic Structure Theory by A. Szabo, N. Ostlund
  3. Quantum Mechanics Concepts and Applications by Nouredine Zettilli
  4. Molecular Quantum Mechanics by P. Atkins, R. Friedman
  5. The Oxford Solid State Basics by Steven H. Simon
  6. Statistical Mechanics by R.K. Pathria, P.D. Beale

Mathematics

  1. Mathematical Methods for Physicist - Comprehensive Guide by George Arfken, Hans Weber, Frank E. Harris
  2. Theory and Problems of Tensor Calculus by David C. Kay
  3. Group Theory in a Nutshell by Physicists by Anthony Zee
  4. Introduction to Probability by D. Bertsekas and J. Tsitsiklis

Computer Science

  1. The Elements of Computing Systems: Noam Nisan
  2. Foundations of Computer Science by Alfred V. Aho , Jeffrey D. Ullman

Coding Skills

Numerical Computing

  1. Numerical Computing with Modern Fortran: R. J. Hanson, T. Hopkins
  2. Computational Physics: J.M. Thijssen
  3. Computational Quantum Mechanics: J. Izaac, J. Wang
  4. Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations: W. Krauth

Programming Languages

  1. Introduction to Programming with Fortran: Ian D. Chivers and Jane Sleightholme
  2. C++ Programming: Program Design Including Structure:D.S. Malik
  3. C Programming Languange (Ansi C):Brian Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie

Web Development

  1. Tango with Django by Leif Azzopardi and David Maxwell
  2. Django by Example by Antonio Melé
  3. CSS: The Definitive Guide by Eric A. Meyer
  4. Eloquent Javascript by Marijn Haverbeke

Non-technical Books Reading List

Ongoing

  1. Quantum: Eistein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar
  2. Eistein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
  3. The Innovators: Walter Isaacson
  4. The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable: J. O. Weatherall

Res·er·voir

  1. Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics by Martinus Veltman
  2. The Cycle of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe Roger Penrose
  3. The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman and Peter Berkrot
  4. The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking Mikael Krogerus

Done

  1. Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
  2. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
  3. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
  4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  5. After Dark by Haruki Murakami
  6. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami