Best Books for JEST Preparation 2020

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As JEST 2020 exam is a couple of days away, we have prepared the list of best books for JEST through which you can solve questions based on important topics.

JEST 2020 exam is closing in and you need to buckle up to stay prepared for JEST 2020 exam. Choose any book for practicing questions based on important topics from the list of best books for JEST below.

JEST 2020 exam is around the corner, you should start emphasizing on important topics of JEST Syllabus and choose best JEST books for better performance. With the help of reference books for JEST by popular authors, you get to practice questions based on important topics and also get a clear explanation of all the concepts.

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These books that we have recommended here not only covers the entire syllabus but also proves out to be vital for last-minute JEST preparation. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) will conduct JEST 2020 exam on February 16, 2020, to select deserving candidates for admission to PhD and integrated PhD course. We have prepared the list of best books for JEST 2020 for Physics and Theoretical Computer Science.

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Best Books for Theoretical Computer Science

For candidates who are preparing for JEST 2020 Computer Science exam, you can choose any book out of these to solve frequently asked questions during the last minute preparation for JEST.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Fundamentals of Data Structures in C++

Ellis Horowitz & Sahni Sartaj

2

Fundamentals of Data Structures

Ellis Horowitz & Sartaj Sahni

3

An Introduction to Data Structures

B.B. Laud

4

An Introduction to Data Structure with Applications

Jean-Paul Tremblay & P.G. Sorenson

5

The Design & Analysis of Computer Algorithms

Alfred V. Aho, John E. Hopcroft, and Jeffrey D.Ullman

6

Introduction to Algorithms 3rd Edition

Al. Cormen

Best Books for JEST Physics 2020

Physics is one of the toughest subjects to crack as it requires you to have a thorough understanding of key concepts and their derivations. Besides, you also have to deal with mathematical concepts so it becomes important for you to revise important concepts such as integration, differentiation, vectors, matrices, etc. beforehand.

Below we have tabulated the best branch-wise books for JEST 2020 preparation.  

JEST Books for Classical Mechanics

Following are the best book titles for JEST 2020 Classical Mechanics.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Classical Mechanics

J.C. Upadhyaya

2

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

Marion and Thomtron

3

Introduction to Classical Mechanics

R.G. Takawale & P.S. Puranik

4

Classical Mechanics

N.C. Rana and P.S. Joag

5

Classical Mechanics

P.V. Pant

 JEST Books for Electronics

Following are the best book titles for JEST 2020 Electronics.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Operational Amplifiers Applications

G.B. Clayton

2

Power Electronics

P.C. Sen

3

Integrated Circuits

Botkar

4

Op-amps and Linear Integrated Circuits

Gayakwad

5

Electronic Principles

Malvino

6

SMPS Inverters Converters

Gottlieb

7

Linear Integrated Circuits

D.Roy Choudhury & Shail Jain

8

Digital Principles and Applications

Leach & Malvino

 JEST Books for Quantum Mechanics

You can refer to the following books to strengthen your concepts in Quantum Mechanics.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

David J.Griffiths

2

Modern Quantum Mechanics

J.J.Sakurai

3

Quantum Physics

R.Eisberg & R.Resnick

4

Introductory Quantum Mechanics

Granier

5

Quantum Mechanics

A.Ghatak & S.Lokanathan

 JEST Books for Atomic & Molecular Physics Spectroscopy

When it comes to studying Atomic & Molecular Physics Spectroscopy, below are the recommended book titles.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy

C.B. Banwell

2

Elements of Spectroscopy

Gupta, Kumar & Sharma

3

Introduction to Atomic Spectra

H.E. White

4

Spectroscopy Vol. I, II, III

Walker & Straughen

5

Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy

G.M. Barrow

 JEST Books for Electrodynamics

You can have a bright career in the field of Electrodynamics and it can only happen if you have right study material to work with. You can refer to the following reference books for studying this subject.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Special Theory of Relativity

Robert Resnick

2

Matrices and Tensors in Physics

A.W. Joshi

3

Classical Electricity & Magnetism

Panofsky & Philips

4

Classical Electrodynamics

J.D. Jackson

5

Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory

Reitz & Milford

6

Matrices and Tensors in Physics

A.W. Joshi

 JEST Books for Statistical Mechanics

You can refer to the following books if you wish to strengthen your concepts in Statistical Mechanics.

S.No

Book Title

Author/Publisher

1

Statistical Mechanics

K. Huang

2

Statistical Mechanics

R.K. Pathria & Bufferworgh Heinemann

3

Statistical Mechanics

Satya Prakash

4

Statistical Mechanics

Loknathan & Gambhir

 

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