Category Archives: problem books

Selected Questions and Problems in Physics – Gladkova, Kutylovskaya

In this post we will see Selected Questions and Problems in Physics  by R. Gladkova and N. Kutylovskaya. About the book This collection of questions and problems in physics is in ­ tended for the students of correspondence courses and evening classes in … Continue reading →

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Problems in Higher Mathematics – Minorsky

In this post we will see Problems in Higher Mathematics by V. P. Minorsky. About the book: The list of topics covered is quite exhaustive and the book has over 2500 problems and solutions. The topics covered are plane and … Continue reading →

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Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations – Krasnov, Kiselev, Makarenko

In this post we see yet another problem and solution book in mathematics titled Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations by M. Krasnov, A. Kiselev, G. Makarenko. About the book: As the name suggests the book is about integral equations … Continue reading →

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Problems in Linear Algebra – Proskuryakov

In this post we will see Problems in Linear Algebra by I. V. Proskuryakov. From the Preface: In preparing this book of problems the author attempted firstly, to give a sufficient number of exercises for developing skills in the solution … Continue reading →

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Problem Books in Physics – Taking Stock

In this post, we take a stock of all the “Problem Books in Physics” that we have and the ones which we don’t have. The ones in a green text we already have, but they are not prepared (except one). … Continue reading →

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Selected Problems in Physics – Shaskol’skaya and El’tsin

In this post we will look at a very special problem book by Shaskol’skaya and El’tsin. This extremely popular problem book was translated outside the erstwhile USSR. THE present collection of problems is a further development and revision of our book … Continue reading →

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Problems in Physics – Kapitza

This one I have been searching for a while. I had read reference to this work in some book (which I don’t remember now),  and ever since was trying to find it. Luckily today I landed on a page (Edit: … 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 and Exercises in the Calculus of Variations – Krasnov, Makarenko, Kiselev

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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Higher Algebra – Kurosh

In this post we see Higher Algebra by A. Kurosh. Higher algebra—the subject of this text—is a far-reaching and natural generalization of the basic school course of elementary algebra. Central to elementary algebra is without doubt the problem of solving … Continue reading →

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