Reddit reviews Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering
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Hi
Do you have any recommondations on books explaining, well, rocket science? I found this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1420075284/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1457949250&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65
on amazon. But it seems a bit heavy to carry around (I mostly read on the train). Is there something with similiar content split up into several smaller books?
I am a medical student so I have some basic knowledge of calculus and physics but no degree in the field.
Greetings,
I have 0 experience with incarceration, but I have loads of experience with books. Not sure his interests, but here are a few books I adore:
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Basically an Ocean's 11 heist story set in a world similar to Game of Thrones.
The Name of the Wind - (from the Amazon description) The riveting first-person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen.
Cosmos - Carl Sagan saw the best in our species. This book is what the TV series was based on.
I would encourage your friend to read text books as well while he is inside as well. Pick a topic they have an interest in, and find an older textbook on the subject. For me that would be this book. Not a topic I was educated on, but something I have an interest in.
Thank you for supporting your friend!
> I gotta look at some orbital mechanics books
If you really want to go through with that I highly recommend "Introduction to rocket science and engineering". It goes reasonably into depth but is still accessible with a decent highschool math and physics background. Besides orbital mechanics it covers the basics of pretty much all aspects of rocket science (history, thermodynamics, orbital mechanics, propulsion elements etc.) It is a bit pricey though, you probably want to find it somewhere cheaper.
If you're a bit more advanced (primarily in math) you could also checkout "Fundementals of astrodynamics" which is nice and cheap or "Orbital Mechanics for engineering students" if you really want to make it your job.
I am a mechanical engineer by trade but I am really interested in spaceflight and orbital mechanics so in the past months I have been catching up with those books.