Category Archives: physics

Updates…

Posted on March 8, 2012 by damitr

Physics for Everyone  series has been upped, with improved versions (single page, ocr, covers, pagination and bookmarked). Links in the originals posts have also been updated. Check the files and report problems if any. Physics for Everyone – Motion and … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Remarkable Curves

Posted on February 3, 2012 by damitr

In the Little Mathematics Library series we now come to Remarkable Curves, by a very remarkable author A. I. Markushevich. I am saying that he is remarkable as he has many good books under his sleeve, some of which we … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – In The World of Binary Stars

Posted on December 23, 2011 by damitr

In the Science for Everyone series we now go to a journey In The World of Binary Stars by V. M. Lipunov. This book discusses many things about the binary stars and the exotic things that they can lead to. … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Our Planet – The Earth

Posted on December 23, 2011 by damitr

The book in this post is titled Our Planet – The Earth by A. V. Byalko. The book is wonderfully written and well illustrated. This is a book which mingles with a lot of disciplines and presents us with a better … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Elementary Kinematics of Elementary Particles

Posted on December 21, 2011 by damitr

We now come to another interesting title in the Science for Everyone, called Elementary Kinematics of Elementary Particles by G. I. Kopylov. This book by and large introduced me to many concepts in particle physics. This book is especially relevant … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Storming the Fortress of Fusion

Posted on December 20, 2011 by damitr

In the Science for Everyone Series we now come to the book Storming the Fortress of Fusion by G. S. Vornov. This book is one of the earliest Mir books that I have bought. The back cover of the book … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

Posted on December 5, 2011 by damitr

This book, which is a collection of physics aptitude test problems, draws on the experience of the physics olympiads conducted during the last fifteen years among the schoolchildren of Moscow. In Science for Everyone series we now come to a … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – The Greatest Speed

Posted on December 2, 2011 by damitr

We now come to another one in the Science for Everyone Series. This one is all about c; The Greatest Speed, the speed of light by S. R. Filonovich. The book opens with a dialogue from Galileo’s book and opens … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Differential Equations in Applications

Posted on November 30, 2011 by damitr

Continuing the Science for Everyone Series we now come to Differential Equations in Applications by V. V. Amel’kin From the back cover: This book is an easy-reading introduction to ordinary differential equations and their use in the study of real … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Physical Paradoxes and Sophisms

Posted on November 30, 2011 by damitr

Now we come to a book in the Science for Everyone series which eluded me for years, only to be found with one of my dear friends. This book is Physical Paradoxes and Sophisms by V. N. Lange. Long before … Continue reading →

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