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Engineering Thermodynamics by V.A. Kirillin; V.V. Sychev; A.E. Sheindlin

Although many Soviet and foreign textbooks in engineering thermodynamics already exist, the authors have decided to write a new textbook for university students in power engineering, heat physics, and applied physics departments. We have done so for the following reasons. … Continue reading →

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Lev Tarasov – The World is Built on Probability (LaTeX version)

In this post we will see the book Lev Tarasov’s The World is Built on Probability  in completely digital version typeset using LaTeX! About the book This text is divided into two major parts. The aim of the first part … Continue reading →

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Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis

In this post, we will see the book Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis. About the book The appearance of the English translation of the book on cybernetics makes the author feel additional responsibility. This is because literature on … Continue reading →

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Probability And Information – Yaglom, Yaglom

In this post, we will see the book Probability And Information by A. M. Yaglom; I. M. Yaglom. About the book The present book, designed for a wide circle of readers (familiarity with mathematics up to high school level suffices … Continue reading →

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The USSR Olympiad Problem Book – Shklarsky, Chentzov, Yaglom

In this post, we will see the book The USSR Olympiad Problem Book by D. O. Shklarsky, N. N. Chentzov and I. M. Yaglom. About the book This book contains 320 unconventional problems in algebra, arithme­tic, elementary number theory, and … Continue reading →

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Problems In Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics And Theory Of Random Functions – Sveshnikov

In this post, we will see the book Problems In Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics And Theory Of Random Functions by A. A. Sveshnikov. About the book Students at all levels of study in the theory of probability and in the … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory – Khinchin

In this post, we will see the book Mathematical foundations of Information Theory by A. I. Khinchin. About the book The book is a translation of two papers written by the Russian mathematician, A. I. Khinchin, for the expository journal … Continue reading →

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Thermodynamics, Statistical Physics, Kinetics – Rumer, Ryvkin

In this post, we will see the book Thermodynamics, Statistical Physics, and Kinetics by Yu. B. Rumer and M. Sh. Ryvkin About the book This book is intended for readers taking up the study of thermo­dynamics, statistical physics and kinetics. … Continue reading →

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The Differential Equations of Thermodynamics – Sychev

In this post, we will see the book The Differential Equations of Thermodynamics by V. V. Sychev. About the book Thermodynamics, as is known, is constructed quite simply. Two of its main laws have been established experimentally, and by applying … Continue reading →

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Molecular Physics – Matveev

In this post we will see Molecular Physics by A. N. Matveev. In the past we have seen Mechanics and Theory of Relativity, Electricity and Magnetism and Optics. About the book The book also contains material not covered by traditional … Continue reading →

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