Maths Theory Books

Affordable maths theory books suitable for olympiad study organized by subject. 

 Problem books for the olympiad are listed here. 

The Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI) has a number of books only available for order through their website. This page also lists books suitable for students at each level:
https://www.amtionline.com/booklist.html

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE CAMPUS BOOK HOUSE STOREFRONT
(Very large selection of technical books by reputable publishers in India!)
https://campusbookhouse.com

Also available at:
https://www.amazon.in/storefront?me=A10WXX1HTZUT9Y&ref_=ssf_share

For the books below, Amazon India links are listed here only for convenience. You may find these books at other bookstores for better prices. Prices as of July, 2023.

🎯 Algebra

S. Barnard and J.M. Child, Higher Algebra
Rs 240
https://amzn.eu/d/dsQ2BTC

H.S. Hall and S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra
Rs 345
https://amzn.eu/d/cYTshnE

🎯 Plane Geometry

A school geometry, by H.S. Hall and F.H. Stevens
Rs 125
https://amzn.eu/d/ct00S6S

Euclidean Geometry by Karmalkar M S
Rs 557
https://amzn.eu/d/cRY5nhc

Plane Geometry by Dr.G S Sandhu
Rs 390
https://amzn.eu/d/03QVTHf

Euclidean Geometry and Transformations by Clayton W. Dodge
Rs 1438
https://amzn.eu/d/fkhyn8Q

Geometry: A Comprehensive Course by Dan Pedoe
Rs 1437
https://amzn.eu/d/9pSlFJr

🎯 Number Theory

FIRST STEPS IN NUMBER THEORY: A Primer on Divisibility, Shailesh Shirali
Rs 275
https://amzn.eu/d/abt7w28

A PRIMER ON NUMBER SEQUENCES, Shailesh Shirali
Rs 505
https://amzn.eu/d/a2gpWFQ

A friendly introduction to number theory, by Joseph Silverman
Rs 464
https://amzn.eu/d/ihEieKb

Number Theory by George E. Andrews
Rs 874
https://amzn.eu/d/c6yDEwk

Elementary Number Theory by Kenneth H Rosen
Rs 987
https://amzn.eu/d/8M1lW8U

Basic Number Theory Paperback by S.B. Malik
Rs 305
https://amzn.eu/d/7fMPHIB

ELEMENTARY NUMBER THEORY by Krishnan V.K.
Rs 614
https://amzn.eu/d/g3X8cMS

Number Theory and Its History by Oystein Ore
Rs 760
https://amzn.eu/d/5wtmHnR

🎯 Speed Mathematics

Speed Mathematics Simplified by Edward Stoddard
Rs 752
https://amzn.eu/d/2teiU7g

How to Calculate Quickly by Henry Sticker
Rs 350
https://amzn.eu/d/23kixfl

🎯 Combinatorics

An Exploration of Olympiad Combinatorics by Rushil Mathur (2024 IMO gold medalist from India)

Rs 500

https://amzn.in/d/fdnxJvP

Principles and Techniques in Combinatorics, Chen Chuan-Chong & Koh Khee-Meng (challenging but excellent)
Rs 636
https://amzn.eu/d/7xy3m95

V. K. Balakrishnan, Combinatorics, Schuam Series, 1995.
Rs 725
https://amzn.eu/d/6RHkF71

Combinatorics Decoded by A K Pandey
Rs 200
https://amzn.eu/d/6w1ap9z

Richard A. Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics
Rs 675
https://amzn.eu/d/4cO4pOA

Alan Tucker, Applied Combinatorics
Rs 488
https://amzn.eu/d/fItGX9f

Theory And Problems Of Combinatorics by C. Vasudev
Rs 290
https://amzn.eu/d/5RAJxS2

🎯 Other

V. K. Balakrishnan, Introductory Discrete Mathematics
Rs 1000
https://amzn.eu/d/ej1DoST

Dover Books on Mathematics (303 books!) Excellent!
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C19GRRYT?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk

How to Solve Mathematical Problems by Wayne A. Wickelgren
Rs 1287
https://amzn.eu/d/cPJV2hN

Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics by Bonnie Averbach
Rs 1180
https://amzn.eu/d/1moO9I0

The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book by George Polya
Rs 487
https://amzn.eu/d/j8rXiK5