Electronics for dummies by Cathleen Shamieh

After physics I wanted to refresh the concepts of electrical and electronics before going to computer architecture. I had tried various books on the topic before settling with Electronics for dummies by Cathleen Shamieh.

This is not a theory book per se, but have a decent coverage on basics. This book mainly addresses electronic hobbyists. I like the hands on and in detail narration of each task which was giving a real experience with components.

First 2 sections focuses on theory and introduced various electronic components - resistor, capacitor, inductor, diode, transistors, opamps, IC, microcontroller, microphone, sensors and speakers.

Third section outlines practical tips and puts together few sample projects. Section four explains ten ways to explore further and ten electronics parts sources. Saved last 2 sections until I start hands on :-)

Talks by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

From Wikipedia
Hamza Yusuf (born 1960)^[6] is an American Islamic scholar,^{[3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} and is co-founder of Zaytuna College.^[1][14] He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.^[15]

Arabic course Madina Islamic university

From http://www.kalamullah.com/learning-arabic.html

The Arabic Course for English-Speaking Students is a comprehensive and popular course for the teaching of the Qur’anic and Traditional Arabic, originally devised and taught at the renowned Madinah Islamic University, catering for the non-Arabic speaking students from all over the world. Over the years, this course has enabled students to become competent in their use of the Arabic language and to participate and benefit from scholarly pursuits such as Qur’anic exegeses, hadith, fiqh, sirah, history, and classical and modern Arabic literature. It is concise (consisting of only three books, reasonably short) but extensive in their coverage. It combines modern Arabic vocabulary with Islamic terminology used in the Qur’an and Sunnah. It Helps acquire an understanding of hundreds of Qur’anic verses, ahadith, Arabic parables and poetry." Learning classical Arabic effectively could not be more easier than this course of Madinah Islamic University. A tried and tested course over 40 years with proven track record of success, it is ideal in terms of the the topics covered and short time taken to learn. It is suitable for schools and colleges in the UK and other Western English speaking countries.

Robert Love, Linux Kernel Development

Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love is an excellent book covering Linux kernel from an overall design perspective - the big picture. It has a good balance of theory along with actual implementation with code excerpts. Since it covers lots of implementation details it will be more useful for a person who actually does kernel development or for a kernel hacker.

Another book on the same topic is Understanding the Linux Kernal by Daniel P. Bovet and Marco Cesati. I think both the books will be useful for a kernel programmer since it covers the same elephant from different angle. Anyways I didn't complete both the books, but these will be the two books where I will return if I start doing some project in kernel.

NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching

A book on NX-OS and Nexus platform series written by Ron Fuller, David Jansen and Matthew McPherson. A very useful book that comprehensively covers various technologies used in these platforms.

Michael E Browne - Physics for Engineering and Science - Schaum's outline

Physics for Engineering and Science covers lot of physics from classical mechanics to electromagnetism, from thermodynamics to quantum mechanics. It has 37 chapters covering various topics. In each chapter the author explained theory first and then worked out problems related to that. Really good book to refresh or relearn the subject. Midway I completed Professor Walter Lewin's video lecture on physics. That made it easy to follow this book.
When it came to special relativity and quantum mechanics felt little bit difficult to follow. No wonder why school kids tend to mug up the physics phenomenon on formula basis. To get a holistic view need to put lot of effort and need to refer various books.
But overall I believe I got a decent grip on most of physics phenomena.

Professor Walter Lewin

If you are a student of physics, should never miss the lectures from professor Walter Lewin from MIT. It is freely available in MIT Open CourseWare portal and YouTube.
The lectures are more like events wherein he explains theory and performs relevant and terrific experiments in the stipulated 50 minutes time.

Thoroughly enjoyed his two thought provoking courses in classical mechanics and electricity and magnetism. After completing each of those sessions (around 71 sessions!!), I was convinced about the physics phenomenon he just covered really makes sense and relevant in the real world.

Topics - projectiles, uniform circular motion, Newton’s 3 law, weight, gravity, force, torque, simple harmonic motion, friction, hooke’s law, work, energy, momentum, angular momentum, inelastic and elastic collision, orbit, doppler effect, equilibrium, Archimedis, thermal expansion, ideal gas, Pascal, hydrostatic principle, Buoyancy, uncertainty principle, electric field, Gauss law, Magnetism, Electro magnetism, Light, Interference, Diffraction, Rainbow, Big bang