Reddit mentions of String Theory For Dummies

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Redundant.

And this one, String Theory for Dummies, sort of cracks me up. If you're a dummy, maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't be trying to tackle String Theory.

It’s gonna sounds ironic, but I tell people to start with String Theory for Dummies:

https://www.amazon.com/String-Theory-Dummies-Andrew-Zimmerman/dp/047046724X

It talks a little about String Theory, but really most of the book is catching you up on the developments in modern physics so you have a mental framework to grok what gave rise to quantum in the first place

I sent a copy to /u/TFnarcon9 - he can tell you what he thinks (if he’s read it yet)

Also keep in mind something called the “Ultraviolet Catastrophe”:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet_catastrophe

That’s kinda what kicked off the quantum thing. Combined with Einstein’s photoelectric effect

There’s a whole swath to learning various context of physics, and then there’s the actual application of math. To honestly learn how to solve problems in quantum, you need to learn about eigenstates and eigenvalues, for which I recommend Khan’s videos in linear algebra:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra/alternate-bases/eigen-everything/v/linear-algebra-finding-eigenvectors-and-eigenspaces-example

But there’s not really a “Okay now I know quantum physics” thing

My professor always said, “There’s One ☝️ physics.”

There’s just different contexts, and we have found different tools / theories / models for those various contexts that make grokking, predicting, and modeling easier

String Theory for Dummies is probably good for you. It talks about string theory as if you were an idiot, so it should be right up your alley.

I can recommend the book, but its only close to ELI5....

http://www.amazon.com/String-Theory-Dummies-Andrew-Zimmerman/dp/047046724X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395379544&sr=8-1&keywords=string+theory+for+dummies