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Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations – Krasnov, Kiselev, Makarenko

In this post we see yet another problem and solution book in mathematics titled Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations by M. Krasnov, A. Kiselev, G. Makarenko. About the book: As the name suggests the book is about integral equations … Continue reading

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700,000 + and counting…

We have crossed the 700,000 mark in the number of visits to our blog! Thanks to all those who have supported and encouraged. Some forthcoming titles: A Course of Differential Geometry and Topology – Mishchenko, Fomenko Differential Equations and the Calculus … Continue reading

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Vegetable Growing In Home Gardens – Kononkov, Kiran

In this post we will see a book titled Vegetable Growing In Home Gardens of Tropical and Subtropical Areas by P. F. Konokov and V. Kiran. About the book: As the descriptive name suggests the book covers in detail how … Continue reading

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Straight Lines and Curves – Vasilyev, Gutenmacher

In this post we will see a wonderful book on mathematics  titled Straight Lines and Curves by N. Vasilyev and V. Gutenmacher. About the book: The authors N. B. Vasilyev and V. L. Gutenmacher are professors of mathematics at Moscow … Continue reading

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Science for Everyone – Learning About Chemistry

… the goal of this book is to make the material about chemistry and its problems more understandable. In this post we come to yet another book in the Science for Everyone series. This one is titled Learning About Chemistry … Continue reading

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Science for Everyone – Ethology What Animals Do and Why?

Ethology is derived from two Greek words: “ethos”, meaning character, or custom; and “logos”, meaning study. In this post we will see another book in the series Science For Everyone. This one is titled Ethology – What Animals Do and … Continue reading

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A Collection of Problems on The Equations of Mathematical Physics – Bitsadze, Kalinichenko

In the previous post we have seen Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. V. Bitsadze. In this post we will see the associated problem book A Collection of Problems on The Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. V. Bitsadze and … Continue reading

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Equations of Mathematical Physics – Bitsadze

We now come to Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. V. Bitsazde. About the book: The present book consists of an introduction and six chapters. The introduction discusses basic notions and definitions of the traditional course of mathematical physics and … Continue reading

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Quantum Theory of Solids – Lifshits (Ed.)

In this post we will see another book in the Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR – Physics series. This one is titled Quantum Theory of Solids and was edited by I. M. Lifshits. The present compilation includes … Continue reading

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Introduction to Topology – Borisovich, Bliznyakov, Izrailevich, Fomenko

We now come to two volume set on Introduction to Topology by Yu. Borisovich, N. Bliznyakov, Ya. Izrailevich, T. Fomenko. This is a two volume book set, which has 5 sections in all. It is based on lectures delivered by … Continue reading

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