| Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dettman, John Warren (Author), Dettman (Author), Engineering (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486656497 ISBN-13: 9780486656496 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 Annotation: Algebraically based approach to vectors, mapping, diffraction, and other topics in applied math also covers generalized functions, analytic function theory, and more. Additional topics include sections on linear algebra, Hilbert spaces, calculus of variations, boundary value problems, integral equations, analytic function theory, and integral transform methods. Exercises. 1969 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Mathematics - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 87033229 |
| Series: Dover Books on Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.4" W x 8.45" (1.01 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intended for college-level physics, engineering, or mathematics students, this volume offers an algebraically based approach to various topics in applied math. It is accessible to undergraduates with a good course in calculus which includes infinite series and uniform convergence. Exercises follow each chapter to test the student's grasp of the material; however, the author has also included exercises that extend the results to new situations and lay the groundwork for new concepts to be introduced later. A list of references for further reading will be found at the end of each chapter. For this second revised edition, Professor Dettman included a new section on generalized functions to help explain the use of the Dirac delta function in connection with Green's functions. In addition, a new approach to series solutions of ordinary differential equations has made the treatment independent of complex variable theory. This means that the first six chapters can be grasped without prior knowledge of complex variables. However, since Chapter 8 depends heavily on analytic functions of a complex variable, a new Chapter 7 on analytic function theory has been written. |