| Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers: Second Corrected Edition Contributor(s): Collins, Royal Eugene (Author), Physics (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486402290 ISBN-13: 9780486402291 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 Annotation: Practical, readable text focuses on fundamental applied math needed by advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students to deal with physics and engineering problems. Covers elementary vector calculus, special functions of mathematical physics, calculus of variations, and much more. Excellent self-contained study resource. 1968 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 98-28913 |
| Series: Dover Books on Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.44" W x 9.13" (1.14 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This practical, highly readable text provides physics and engineering students with the essential mathematical tools for thorough comprehension of their disciplines. Featuring all the necessary topics in applied mathematics in the form of programmed instruction, the text can be understood by advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students without any assistance from the instructor. Topics include elementary vector calculus, matrix algebra, and linear vector operations; the many and varied methods of solving linear boundary value problems, including the more common special functions of mathematical physics; the calculus of variations, and variational and perturbation approximations applicable to boundary value problems and nonlinear differential equations; curve fitting and numerical approximation methods; the basic elements of probability and their application to physical problems; and integral equations. Rather than aiming at a complete mastery of these complicated subjects, the text focuses on the fundamental applied mathematics the student needs to deal with physics and engineering problems. Instructors in those subjects will particularly appreciate this volume's function as a self-contained study resource, allowing them to devote fewer classroom hours to formal lectures in mathematics. |