Reading

Books that I have read, reading, and a wishlist that I would like to read. Recos are always welcome!

Popular Science 🌎

1. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson: Book which single-handedly inspired me to study science in high school and win a science competiton.
2. A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking: Inspiring classic that introduced me to undergraduate physics in high school.

Non-fiction 📖

1. Atomic Habits by James Clear: A practical book on how to develop good habits and undo bad ones.
2. How to make friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie: A practical book on building relationships in the business world (seems a bit outdated for today).
3. How to Win at College by Cal Newport: A must-read practical guide for every undergrad written by one of my favorite authors.
4. How to become a Straight-A student by Cal Newport: A distillation of the top traits of high academic achievers with many useful ideas.

Physics textbooks 📚⚛️

1. Quantum computation and quantum information by Neilson and Chuang: The OG textbook for consolidating everything basic about quantum information science.
2. Introductory Quantum Mechanics by Griffiths (3ed): The classic textbook for starting your study of quantum mechanics (the physics way!).
3. Advanced Quantum Mechanics by Sakurai: Graduate level textbook for quantum mechanics.
4. Solid State physics by Ashcroft and Merwin: Standard textbook for condensed matter physics. Very solid on the basics and something I always go back to revise.

Misc 🌈

1. Mohnish Pabrai’s bookshelf has many suggestions on diverse topics.

My Notes ✍️

Notes I took during my courses at IISER Pune and other online MOOCs.

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