Category Archives: books

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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Radio Receiver Theory – Chistyakov

In this post we will see the book Radio Receiver Theory by N. Buka, A. Falko and N. Chistyakov, which was edited by N. I. Chistyakov. About the Book: This book is a general course on radio receivers as taught in … Continue reading

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Problems in Linear Algebra – Proskuryakov

In this post we will see Problems in Linear Algebra by I. V. Proskuryakov. From the Preface: In preparing this book of problems the author attempted firstly, to give a sufficient number of exercises for developing skills in the solution … Continue reading

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Low Temperature Physics – Borovik-Romanov

In this post we will see another book in the Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR – Physics series. The book is titled Low Temperature Physics and was edited by A. S. Borovik-Romanov. This book is a collection … Continue reading

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In The Realm of Catalysis – Afanasiev, Zaikov

The phenomenon of changing the rate of a chemical reaction by the action of substances that do not alter their own chemical composition during this reaction is called catalysis. In this post we will see the book In The Realm … 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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Molecules Without Chemical Bonds – Dmitriev

The shape and the size of a figure are of no importance in topology. In this post we will see a book on chemical topology titled Molecules Without Chemical Bonds by I.S. Dmitriev. In recent technical literature more and more … Continue reading

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