Where to find graduate books for cheap?

[thadman 10+ year member]

I've been quite bored this summer and other than the few landscaping opportunities I've had, there has been nothing to keep me busy. In this boredom, I've begun to fervently pursue learning about physics, acoustics, psychoacoustics, etc in hopes that if I understand the way sound propagates and how humans interpret the information I can create a better loudspeaker system and/or design around the weak spots in the human psyche (for example, below 1khz the phase (time) effect dominates localization while above 1khz the intensity effect dominates, they are both blurry around 2khz which is why that is a good point for a crossover). Anyways, I joined the advancedphysics forums and was recommended some specific reading, Theoretical Acoustics by Philip M. Morse and K. Uno Ingard and Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics by David T. Blackstock. The first book costs $100 and the second book costs $140, as I believe they are graduate study works. I checked with my local library and they have neither in circulation. I'm only 18 and a senior in High School, there is no way I can afford to spend $240 on personal reading. Where could I source some of these books for cheap or near free (I'm so used to be able to check out books for free at the library).

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[filtor1 10+ year member]

I use the hell out of Amazon. Also, find people that are in or just finished with the coarse work you are interested in. You would be surprised at how many of them will just give you the material you are looking for.

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

I use the hell out of Amazon. Also, find people that are in or just finished with the coarse work you are interested in. You would be surprised at how many of them will just give you the material you are looking for.

I'm only 18 and a senior in high school, I don't know any graduate students who are currently/just finished taking these courses.

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

well i dunno that ud find the books ur specifically looking for, but local used cd/dvd/bookstores should have some stuff that u could read up on.

try ebay, half.com, amazon as well

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

half.com

 

[jdc753 10+ year member]

X2 on Amazon.com

I don't do graduate stuff but many of the books I have had to purchase for my classes cost $150+ but I can usually find them for around $80-120 on Amazon.com used is usually good enough. Sadly $100+ is kinda the average for college level textbooks. One of my books was $300+ luckily the professor was able to get it for us for only $120, its not cheap sadly.

You seem to already be advanced of this book but I hear its very informative and hope to pick it up after I graduate http://www.amazon.com/Loudspeaker-Design-Cookbook/dp/1882580478/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6931435-4740856?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185567101&sr=8-1

good luck in your searches

 

[filtor1 10+ year member]

I found Theoretical Acoustics for $63.62. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sdp_tx_ti/?search-alias=stripbooks&rank=%2Brelevancerank&field-title=Theoretical+Acoustics&x=1&y=7

Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics can be had for $84. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sdp_tx_ti/?search-alias=stripbooks&rank=%2Brelevancerank&field-title=Fundamentals+of+Physical+Acoustics&x=12&y=11