Category Archives: books

Probability Theory (first steps)

We now come to a small booklet by E. S. Wentzel titled Probability Theory (first steps). The back cover of the book says: The author of this booklet describes in popular language how probability theory was developed and found wide … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone via magnet links

The 5 books of the Physics for Everyone series have been uploaded to magnet links. The link has following files: Physics for Everyone: Motion, Heat- L. D. Landau, A. I. Kitaigorodsky (1978) pp. 478 Physics for Everyone – Book 1 … Continue reading →

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I. E. Irodov via magnet links

We have put up magnet links (torrents) for Irodov’s four books namely: Problems in General Physics Problems in Atomic and Nuclear Physics Fundamental Laws of Mechanics Basic Laws of Electromagnetism Please find the magnet link here, seed it and share … Continue reading →

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Problems of Wave Optics

We now come to a small booklet titled Problems of Wave Optics by S. E. Frish. The book starts with history of wave theory and contributions of various people like Huygens, Young, Fresnel, Newton and takes on the theoretical framework … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Like Dad?

We now come to a book on genetics titled Why I’m Like Dad? by N. Luchnik. Why do cats give birth to kittens, lions to lion-cubs, and rabbits to baby rabbits? Why do human children, too, not only outwardly look … Continue reading →

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Electrons, Phonons and Magnons

It is a book about the methods of interpreting macroscopic effects, about the  relationship between solid state physics and quantum mechanics, about the creation and use of new concepts…. I have also pursued another goal—to “lift the veil” by explaining … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Links to following books in the Science for Everyone series have been restored. Please check and report of errors if any. Some are major revisions over the older links. Physics and Geometry of Disorder: Percolation Theory A. L. Efros Physics … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Links to following books in the Science for Everyone series have been restored. Please check and report of errors if any. In The World of Binary Stars V. N. Lipunov 1989 Luminescence in Public Health N. N Barashkov Me or … Continue reading →

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Practical Inorganic Chemistry

In this post we will see a book titled Practical Inorganic Chemistry by O. J. Vorobyoca, K. M. Dunaeva, E. A. Ippolitova, and N. S. Tamm and was edited by V. I. Spitsyn. Students using the present textbook will acquaint … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Links to following titles in Science for Everyone Series have been updated, please check and report errors if any: Elementary Kinematics of Elementary Particles G. I. Kopylov 1983 Encounters with Physicists and Physics I.K. Kikoin. 1989 Flying Trains G. Zelkin … Continue reading →

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