ISI - CMI entrance Book List

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If you are starting with the course, then you may buy the books in the Miscellaneous Section only. Later, your faculty will prescribe other books in class.

A word about Solution Manuals:

No one learned Mathematics by reading solutions. Instead, try sequential hints. Cheenta website has many such discussion on problems from past papers of I.S.I. & C.M.I. We are also in the process of transforming existing solutions into sequential hints:

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Books

Here is a PDF copy of the book - list: ISI - CMI entrance booklist

Miscellaneous

  • Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics by Venkatchala
  • Mathematical Circles, a Russian experience by Fomin
  • Excursion in Mathematics by Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana
  • Test of Mathematics at 10+2 Level by East West Press

Also see

I.S.I. and C.M.I. Entrance Program (live, online) at Cheenta

Number Theory

  • Excursion in Mathematics; Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics
  • Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

Combinatorics

  • Principles and Techniques in Combinatorics by Chen Chuan Chong and Koh Khee Meng

Algebra

  • Excursion in Mathematics;
  • Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics

Geometry

  • Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics

Trigonometry

  • Trigonometry by S.L. Loney
  • 101 Problems in Trigonometry by Titu Andreescu

Inequality

  • Inequality by Little Mathematical Library

Complex Numbers

  • Complex Numbers from A to Z

Coordinate Geometry

  • Coordinate Geometry by S.L. Loney

Calculus

  • Pre-Calculus by Tarasov
  • Single Variable Calculus by I.A. Maron
  • Play with Graphs (Arihant Publication)

Video Series

Cheenta produces videos related to I.S.I. & C.M.I. Entrance at a regular interval.

Here is a playlist (consider subscribing to Cheenta in youtube to get updates):

 

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13 comments on “ISI - CMI entrance Book List”

  1. Please mention some books for PCB part of M. Tech CS exam. For Non -CS background student.(Not for CS part, For Non-CS part)

  2. By "Pre-Calculus by Tarasov" do you mean "Calculus-Basic concepts for high schools by Tarasov"?

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