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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: Fantastic introduction to the topic -- even for the non-physicist who likes to dabble in such subjects.
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Summary: To learn GR, read this one first...
Review: I may be biased (as a student there), but the University of Chicago has the market for textbooks on GR cornered. Between Sean Carroll and Bob Wald, the student has everything he needs. I do have to reccomend reading this one first though, as the explanations are more physical (where Wald is more formal) and the style is more readable and easier to digest. In short it is probably the best book on the market from which to learn GR. Once you finish this book, add Wald's to your library for a more complete reference set (Wald's book is likely the best on the market once you already know GR).
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Summary: Buy This Book
Review: if you want to learn GR and have fun learning it.Of course this review is completely unhelpful, but I've never reviewed books on Amazon before, and I felt obliged to review this book for various reasons better kept to myself. (Edit : It turned out that a long time ago, I reviewed Nakahara. My memory is failing me...) If you are looking for a real reason, then here it is : Pages 281-286 on degrees of freedom in linearized GR. Oh, again, don't forget to buy this book.
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Summary: TextBook Writing At its Best
Review: In my graduate studies in physics, I had never taken a course in general relativity or differential geometry. Carroll's book is the right place to start. It is very clearly written and it has a wealth of diagrams to help wihen the discussion is rather abstract. I found it enlightening, entertaining, at times deep and always worth the effort. The material on differential geometry and the appendices are examples of textbook writing at its best. If you have the proper background, go here before attempting Wald's General Relativity or any other more advanced treatise. Joseph R. Dell'Aquila, PhD
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Summary: To learn GR, read this one first...
Review: This book has helped me long before it was ever published! It is based off of lecture notes that Carroll gave for a graduate level General Relativity course. These notes are still freely available at: http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/gr-qc/9712019 But you miss out on extras like better diagrams, more examples and exercises, so this is still a great buy!
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Summary: Great GR Book!
Review: This book has helped me long before it was ever published! It is based off of lecture notes that Carroll gave for a graduate level General Relativity course. These notes are still freely available at: http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/gr-qc/9712019 But you miss out on extras like better diagrams, more examples and exercises, so this is still a great buy!
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Summary: Stellar
Review: This is a fantastic book on cosmology both to learn cosmology for the first time and to use later as a reference book. Most useful text I have bought in a long time.
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