Category Archives: mathematics

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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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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The World Is Built On Probability – Tarasov

YOU WON’T REGRET READING THIS BOOK We now come to much awaited book by Lev Tarasov The World Is Built On Probability. And this post also is the 200th post on Mirtitles! Thanks to all who helped and encouraged!! From … Continue reading

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This Chancy, Chancy, Chancy World – Rastrigin

In this post we will see This Chancy, Chancy, Chancy World By Leonard Rastrigin. Have you ever sat down and thought about how often chance affects your life? If you have, then you probably realize that chance literally hits us … 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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In the Search for Beauty – Smilga

In an earlier post we have seen a wonderful book on special relativity titled Relativity and Man by V. Smilga. In that post, it was pointed out another book by this wonderful author titled In theSearch for Beauty, which has … Continue reading

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

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

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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Nikolsky A Course of Mathematical Analysis Vol. 2

In this post we will see the second part of Course in Mathematical Analysis by S. M. Nikolsky. The major part of this two-volume textbook stems from the course in mathematical analysis given by the author for many years at … Continue reading

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Theory of Probability – Gnedenko

We will now see Theory of Probability by B. V. Gnedenko. This book aims to give an exposition of the fundamentals of the theory of probability, a mathematical science that treats of the regularities of random phenomena. This book was … Continue reading

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