| Vectors and Tensors By Example: Including Cartesian Tensors, Quaternions, and Matlab Examples Contributor(s): Haskell, Richard E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515153118 ISBN-13: 9781515153115 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Vector Analysis |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.95 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you have been confused by vectors, vector calculus, tensor analysis, or quaternions, this book is for you. Packed with examples, including Matlab examples, this book will show you: How to use Matlab to calculate dot and cross products, and solve linear equations;How to prove any vector identity using Cartesian tensors;How to derive the expressions for gradient, divergence, Laplacian, and curl in any curvilinear coordinate system;How to understand covariant and contravariant components of a vector;The meaning of Christoffel symbols in covariant differentiation;How to derive the curvature tensor;How quaternions can be used to describe vector rotations in 3-D space. |