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Molecules Without Chemical Bonds – Dmitriev

Posted on September 25, 2013 by damitr

The shape and the size of a figure are of no importance in topology. In this post we will see a book on chemical topology titled Molecules Without Chemical Bonds by I.S. Dmitriev. In recent technical literature more and more … Continue reading →

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In the Search for Beauty – Smilga

Posted on April 30, 2013 by The Mitr

In an earlier post we have seen a wonderful book on special relativity titled Relativity and Man by V. Smilga. In that post, it was pointed out another book by this wonderful author titled In theSearch for Beauty, which has … Continue reading →

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Problems in Elementary Mathematics – Lidsky, Ovsyannikov, Tuliakov, Shabunin

Posted on February 2, 2013 by damitr

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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Gusev, Litvinenko, Mordkovich – Solving Problems in Geometry

Posted on February 1, 2013 by desperadomar

In this post, we will see the book  Solving Problems in Geometry by V. Gusev, V. Litvinenko, A. Mordkovich. This book is intended for students at pedagogical (teacher training) institutes majoring in mathematics or in mathematics and physics. It has … Continue reading →

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Pogorelov – Analytical Geometry

Posted on December 26, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Analytical Geometry by A. V. Pogorelov.   Analytical geometry has no strictly defined contents. It is the   method but not the subject under investigation, that constitutes the   leading feature of this branch of geometry. … Continue reading →

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Problems in Mathematical Analysis – Demidovich (Ed.)

Posted on December 25, 2012 by desperadomar

We now come to Problems in Mathematical Analysis edited by B. P. Demidovich. The list of authors is G. Baranenkov, B. Demidovich, V. Efimenko, S. Kogan, G. Lunts, E. Porshneva, E. Sychera, S. Frolov, R. Shostak and A.  Yanpolsky. This collection of problems … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Dividing A Line Segment in Given Ratio

Posted on September 6, 2012 by damitr

There is no branch of mathematics such that one could have the right to say: “I have complete knowledge of this”. The most elementary problem has hidden in it unexpected connections with other problems, and this process of going deeper … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Lobachevskian Geometry

Posted on February 6, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Lobachevskian Geometry by A. S. Smogorzhevsky in the Little Mathematics Library series.As the title of the book suggests the book is about one of the non-Euclidean geometries viz. the one by Lobachevsky. The back cover of … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Proof In Geometry

Posted on February 1, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Proof in Geometry in by A. I. Fetisov in the Little Mathematics Library series. The Introduction of the book says: The pupils often fail to understand why truths should be proved that seem quite evident without … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Induction in Geometry

Posted on January 30, 2012 by damitr

After a break we being with our postings again. To start, we will see a title in the Little Mathematics Library which is a`natural continuation’ of last post, this one is called Induction in Geometry and the authors are L. … Continue reading →

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