All You Wanted to Know about Mathematics but Were Afraid to Ask: Volume 2: Mathematics for Science Students

ISBN-13: 9780521434669 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 400 str.

Louis Lyons (University of Oxford)

Opis

This is an excellent tool kit for solving the mathematical problems encountered by undergraduates in physics and engineering. This second book in a two volume work introduces integral and differential calculus, waves, matrices, and eigenvectors. All mathematics needed for an introductory course in the physical sciences is included. The emphasis is on learning through understanding real examples, showing mathematics as a tool for understanding physical systems and their behavior, so that the student feels at home with real mathematical problems. Dr. Lyons brings a wealth of teaching experience to this refreshing textbook on the fundamentals of mathematics for physics and engineering.

Recenzje

'… a compendium of explanations of applications of mathematics in physics, designed to be dipped into and to inspire thought … once the book is opened, be warned, you are likely to be hooked …'. Nigel Steele, The Times Higher Eduction Supplement

Spis treści

Chapter titles for volume 1; Preface; 9. Integrals; 10. Vector operators; 11. Partial differential equations; 12. Fourier series; 13. Normal modes; 14. Waves; 15. Matrices; 16. Eigenvectors and eigenvalues; Appendix; Index.