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JEST Exam : Books, References And Relevant Study Material
JEST Exam : Books, References And Relevant Study Material
About JEST Exam : Books, References And Relevant Study Material
JEST Exam consists of two parts: Physics, and Mathematics/Computer Science.
Part-1 (physics) 
For Physics part you can study from standard text books prescribed for B.Sc. (Hons.) first year. You may refer to the following books: Newtonian Mechanics by SJ Gould, R Kackar and I Goldsberg, Pearson Education, 2006. Modern Physics by Raymond A Serway and Clement J Moses, Cengage Learning Publications 2011 Introduction to Electrodynamics by DJ Griffiths, Pearson Education Asia 2004 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by David J Griffiths , Pearson Education Asia 2004 Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by C Cohen Tannoudji , BD Diu and FN Laloe World Scientific Publishing Company 2006 Statistical Physics by F Mandl , Wiley Eastern Ltd 1995 Statistical Mechanics by RK Pathria Oxford University Press 2007
Section: Part-II Mathematics / Computer Science For Mathematics part you can refer to the following books :
JEST Exam consists of two parts: Physics, and Mathematics/Computer Science.
JEST Exam consists of two parts: Physics, and Mathematics/Computer Science.
JEST exam is conducted by the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Committee of the IITs, every year in November-December. Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2018 can also appear for JEST 2018 by paying a fee of Rs. 1,000/- if they wish so. Only those candidates who have appeared or are appearing in JEE Main 2018 will be allowed to appear for JEST 2018.
Part-1 (physics)
JEST is a two-part exam, which includes Part 1 (Physics) and Part 2 (Mathematics/Computer Science). Each part will have 100 questions and are of maximum duration of 3 hours.
JEST Physics part is divided into two sections :
Mechanics
Fluid mechanics
For Physics part you can study from standard text books prescribed for B.Sc. (Hons.) first year.
For Physics part you can study from standard text books prescribed for B.Sc. (Hons.) first year. If you have any doubts then you may refer to old notes and get help from seniors as well.
You should also study the guides available for JEST Exam as these will help you to prepare yourself effectively for the examination and give good results in it as well.
You may refer to the following books:
You may refer to the following books:
Standard text books prescribed for B.Sc.(Hons.) first year such as "Newtonian Mechanics by SJ Gould, R Kackar and I Goldsberg" or other standard texts such as "Classical Mechanics" by J Garrad (revised by R Buckley)
Newtonian Mechanics by SJ Gould, R Kackar and I Goldsberg, Pearson Education, 2006.
Newtonian Mechanics by SJ Gould, R Kackar and I Goldsberg, Pearson Education, 2006.
Authors: S J Gould, R Kackar and I Goldsberg
Publisher: Pearson Education
Year of publication: 2006
This book is a classic text for courses that emphasize the application of Newton's laws to real-world problems. The content includes an introduction to kinematics; dynamics of particles; motion in a plane; forces and collisions; work-energy principles; rotational motion; oscillations and waves. This edition features new pedagogically useful problem sets with solutions at the back of the book allowing students to check their solutions prior to submitting their answers.
Modern Physics by Raymond A Serway and Clement J Moses, Cengage Learning Publications 2011.
This book is ideal for students who are new to physics. It covers all topics in physics and is written in an easy-to-understand style with many examples and problems, making it a good reference book too. The book has a chapter on each topic:
Mechanics
Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
Electricity and Magnetism
Optics
Introduction to Electrodynamics by DJ Griffiths, Pearson Education, 2014.
Introduction to Electrodynamics is a good book, but it's not the best. Griffiths is one of the best authors for electrodynamics, so if you're looking for an introductory textbook, this would be my first choice. However, I don't think it's as good as some other introductory physics books like Halliday & Resnick or Jackson.
Griffiths has a reputation for being difficult to read because he tends to use long sentences and complicated words in his explanations (and sometimes even uses equations).
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by David J Griffiths, Pearson Education Asia 2004.
The book is suitable for undergraduate students of physics, engineering and chemistry.
In the first chapter, Griffiths discusses basic concepts in quantum mechanics such as the wave-particle duality of matter and energy, the Schrödinger equation and solutions to it, and applications of quantum mechanics in atomic physics. In subsequent chapters he studies special topics such as bound states; scattering theory; time evolution or nonrelativistic systems; relativistic quantum mechanics (including spin); magnetic phenomena; radiation reaction force and conservation laws.
Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by C Cohen Tannoudji, BD Diu and FN Laloe World Scientific Publishing Company 2006.
Quantum mechanics is a field of physics which describes the workings of matter at small scales. You should get acquainted with this subject if you want to know how things work, or why they don't. The theory was first developed in the early 20th century by Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Louis de Broglie and others who realized that the previously existing classical theories of physics were not sufficient to explain what was observed on an atomic level.
The standard introductory text books on quantum mechanics are: "Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition)" by C Cohen Tannoudji, BD Diu and FN Laloe World Scientific Publishing Company 2006; "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" by David J Griffiths Pearson Education Asia 2004; "Atomism From Democritus To Lucretius" by W Heisenberg Springer Verlag 2006
Statistical Physics by F Mandl, Wiley Eastern Ltd 1995.
Statistical Physics by F Mandl, Wiley Eastern Ltd 1995.
This book is used in the preparation of JEST exam. It is a standard text book for B.Sc. (Hons.) first year, Part-II (Mathematics/Computer Science). You can refer to this book to prepare for Part-II (Mathematics/Computer Science)
Statistical Mechanics by RK Pathria Oxford University Press 2007
Statistical Mechanics by RK Pathria Oxford University Press 2007
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (M. P. Srivastava et al., eds.) Pearson Longman 2003
Statistical Mechanics: Principles and Selected Applications by Edwin L. Thomas John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002
Part-II Mathematics / Computer Science
To prepare for the JEST exam, you can refer to the following books:
Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H Cormen
Introduction to Analysis by Walter Rudin
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen
For Mathematics part you can refer to the following books :
There are many books available in the market for the preparation of JEST Exam. You can go through those books but I recommend you to refer to the following books for Mathematics part :
Mathematics for Physicists by David Griffiths
Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by Arfken and Weber
Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by Serway and Jewett
Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering by Giancoli
Conclusion
The following books are recommended for Mathematics/Computer Science Part: Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H Cormen and Charles E Leiserson, McGraw-Hill, 2009.
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