Category Archives: soviet

A Problem Book in Algebra – Krechmar

Posted on December 25, 2012 by desperadomar

In this post we will see A Problem Book in Algebra by   V. A. Krechmar. This book contains 486 problems in various fields of algebra with solutions for the problems. This book was translated from the Russian by Victor Shiffer … Continue reading →

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Selected Problems and Theorems in Elementary Mathematics – Shklyarsky, Chentsov, Yaglom

Posted on December 25, 2012 by desperadomar

In this post we will see Selected Problems and Theorems in Elementary Mathematics – Arithmetic and Algebra by D. O. Shklyarsky,  N. N. Chentsov and I. M. Yaglom. This is another book in the  Problems and Solutions series. This book … Continue reading →

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Love and Mathematics: Sofya Kovalevskaya – Kochina

Posted on December 25, 2012 by desperadomar

In this post we will see a biography of Soviet woman mathematician by the title Love and Mathematics: Sofya Kovalevskaya  by Pelageya  Kochina. This book was edited by A. Yu. Ishlinsky and Z. K. Sokolovskaya.           … Continue reading →

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Submitting Links for New Books

Posted on September 19, 2012 by damitr

Since we have quite a few people who are submitting links for books which are not yet posted. This post is specially for these books. Please post all the links to the books that have not been posted so far … Continue reading →

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Popular Lectures in Mathematics Vol 4- Geometrical Constructions Using Compasses Only – Kostovskii

Posted on September 13, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another title in the Topics in Mathematics series Vol 4, Geometrical Constructions Using Compasses Only by A. N. Kostovskii. The author of the present article has on many occasions given lectures on the theory of geometrical … Continue reading →

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Collection of Problems in Theoretical Mechanics – Meshchersky

Posted on September 11, 2012 by damitr

It should be noted that most of the problems, chosen for this collection, are not only an illustration of the theoretical material, but are well in accord with the materials which serve as a bridge between theoretical mechanics and intermediate … Continue reading →

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Radar Made Easy – Razmakhnin

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Radar Made Easy by M. Razamkhnin. This book is an attempt to explain the working of radar and its applications, leaving out the gruesome mathematics. Though most of the applications that the author talks about are related … Continue reading →

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Matter and Man – Vasilyev, Stanyukovich

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We come to a book by M. Vasilyev, K. Stanyukovich titled Matter and Man. The book talks about the various aspects of matter and how man (humans!) has come to control them and use them. The book thematically explores solids, … Continue reading →

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Metals and Man – Vasilyev

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We come to a book by M. Vasilyev whose book Matter and Man we saw earlier. This book is similarly titled Metals and Man. There is another Vasilyev, namely N. B. Vasilyev, whose book with V.L. Gutenmacher titled Straight Lines … Continue reading →

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Relativity and Man – V. Smilga

Posted on July 7, 2012 by damitr

Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading →

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