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Some new acquisitions

and also few from my old stack. Several books below  acquired from Abids used book market at Hyderabad. Thanks to ArvindJ for taking me there. Thanks to @desperadomar for arranging books below. Lot of literature and titles in Hindi too. … Continue reading

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The Magic of Galaxies and Stars – Gurevich, Chernin

In this post, we will see the book The Magic of Galaxies and Stars L. E. Gurevich and A. D. Chernin About the book This book is ideal for those who wish to start learning about the intriguing modem concepts 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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Handbooks of Mathematics

However, it is well to bear in mind that neither handbook, nor textbook alone suffices  to give the reader a knowledge of the subject: he must use pencil and paper and work through the examples and problems for himself. This … Continue reading

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Igor Evgenyevich Irodov

Perhaps the most commonly known book for Problems and Solutions in Physics preparing for all the competitive exams in India is Problems in General Physics by I. E. Irodov. This book is still in print from CBS Publishers in Delhi … Continue reading

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Popular Science Books – 1

In this post I am highlighting some of the books in the popular science series published by Mir. The time of publication is from late 60s to early 70s. The books are in varied subjects and disciplines and the reason … Continue reading

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Books from the Soviet Era

Mir Publications is a name known to most Indians associated with excellent books in almost all subjects of interest, but especially in science and mathematics. Many people who I know, confess that the science and mathematics that they have understood, … Continue reading

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