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Kutepov, Rubanov – Problems in Geometry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a problem book in Geometry by A. Kupteov and A. Rubanov titled Problems in Geometry. Earlier we had seen two problem books in Plane Geometry and Solid Geometry in the Science for Everyone Series. From the … Continue reading →

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Yakov Perelman – Algebra Can Be Fun

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Algebra can be fun by Yakov Perelman. This book has been translated into many Indian Languages. As with other Perelman books this book also has many editions. From the Preface This is not an easy-reading text … Continue reading →

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Yakov Perelman – Fun with Maths and Physics

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

We have talked about Yakov Perelman in detail in an earlier post. We now see one of the wonderful works of him titled Fun with Maths and Physics. This particular edition was compiled by I. I. Prusakov and was translated … Continue reading →

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Universal Physical Constants

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

In this post we will see a wonderful little book titled Universal Physical Constants by O. P. Spiridonov.This is a book that deals with history of science in a wonderful way. There are six stories to be told about the … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Images of Geometric Solids

Posted on April 18, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another title in the Little Mathematics Library, this one is titled Images of Geometric Solids by N. M. Beskin Drawing a plane figure is not geometrically difficult because the image drawn is either an exact copy of … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Differentiation Explained

Posted on April 18, 2012 by damitr

We begin with the Little Mathematics Library series once again, after a long break.  We first see the book titled Differentiation Explained by V. G. Boltyansky (Boltyanskii). The author in the Preface says: High school students, especially those interested in … Continue reading →

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Higher Maths for Beginners – Zeldovich, Yaglom

Posted on April 17, 2012 by damitr

The book in this post is one of the best introductory books for Higher Mathematics and it has been written by two exceptionally talented people, namely, Yakov B. Zeldovich and Issak M. Yaglom. Just visit the wikipedia pages to see … Continue reading →

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Did You Say Mathematics?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by damitr

We have seen one book by Yakov Khurgin previously in the Science for Everyone series named Yes, No  Or Maybe . Now we come to another book by him with the title Did You Say Mathematics? The back cover of … Continue reading →

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ABC of Plasma Physics

Posted on April 5, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another series of books the ABC of … series. One of the first books that I had read of this series was ABC of Quantum Mechanics, which is lost somewhere. In this post we see A … Continue reading →

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Three Thousand Years of Magnets – V. P. Kartsev

Posted on March 14, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a wonderful book titled Three Thousand Years of Magnets by V. P. Kartsev. The introduction of the book says: The universe is magnetic, from its vast, distant nebulae right down to elementary particles, and man is … Continue reading →

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