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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich

Posted on April 29, 2013 by The Mitr

After a long break in the Science for Everyone Series we come to one of the remaining titles in this series. This one is titled Origin and Development of Life on Earth by G. Voitkevich. This is a sort of … Continue reading →

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Krasnov – Aerodynamics 2

Posted on April 29, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Aerodynamics 2 : Methods of Aerodynamic Calculations by N. F. Krasnov. In an earlier post we have seen Volume 1 of this book.   Before beginning the second part, readers should be familiar with the theoretical fundamentals … Continue reading →

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A Call for Covers…

Posted on February 4, 2013 by damitr

I would like all of you to contribute to our collection of covers of books. Many times it happens that the book is there, but the outer cover is missing. Most of the covers found on the internet are thumbnail … Continue reading →

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General Physics – Landau, Akhiezer, Lifshitz

Posted on February 3, 2013 by damitr

The purpose of this book is to acquaint the reader with the principal phenomena and most important laws of physics. The authors have tried to make the book as compact as possible, including only what is essential and omitting what … Continue reading →

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Problems in Elementary Mathematics – Lidsky, Ovsyannikov, Tuliakov, Shabunin

Posted on February 2, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see another problem book in mathematics titled Problems in Elementary Mathematics by V. Lidsky, L. Ovsyannikov, A. Tuliakov and M. Shabunin. This book is written by a group of Soviet mathematicians under the guidance of … Continue reading →

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Problems in Higher Algebra – Faddeev, Sominsky

Posted on February 1, 2013 by desperadomar

In this post we will see Problems in Higher Algebra – Faddeev, Sominsky   This book of problems in higher algebra grew out of a course of instruction at the Leningrad State University and the Herzen Pedagogical Institute. It is designed … Continue reading →

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Problems and Exercises in the Calculus of Variations – Krasnov, Makarenko, Kiselev

Posted on February 1, 2013 by desperadomar

In this post we will see Problems and Exercises in the Calculus of Variations by M. L. Krasnov, G. I. Makarenko, A. I. Kiselev . The calculus of variations is one of the most important divisions of classical mathematical analysis … Continue reading →

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Gantmacher – Lectures in Analytical Mechanics

Posted on February 1, 2013 by damitr

We now come to Lectures on Analytical Mechanics by F. Gantmacher. The course of analytical mechanics is a foundation supporting such   divisions of theoretical physics as quantum mechanics, the special   and general theories of relativity, and so forth. … Continue reading →

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Bugrov, Nikolsky – Fundamentals of Linear Algebra and Analytical Geometry

Posted on February 1, 2013 by damitr

  We now come to Fundamentals Of Linear Algebra And Analytical Geometry by Ya. S. Bugrov, S. M. Nikolsky. The present book is the first part of our three-part textbook Higher-Mathematics. We deal here with the fundamentals of the theory … Continue reading →

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Gusev, Litvinenko, Mordkovich – Solving Problems in Geometry

Posted on February 1, 2013 by desperadomar

In this post, we will see the book  Solving Problems in Geometry by V. Gusev, V. Litvinenko, A. Mordkovich. This book is intended for students at pedagogical (teacher training) institutes majoring in mathematics or in mathematics and physics. It has … Continue reading →

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