Mathematical Methods in the Earth and Environmental Sciences

ISBN-13: 9781107117488 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 596 str.

Adrian Burd

Opis

An accessible introduction to the mathematical methods essential for understanding processes in the Earth and environmental sciences.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Estimation and dimensional analysis; 2. Derivatives and integrals; 3. Series and summations; 4. Scalars, vectors, and matrices; 5. Probability; 6. Ordinary differential equations; 7. Vectors and calculus; 8. Special functions; 9. Fourier series and integral transforms; 10. Partial differential equations; 11. Tensors; Appendix A. Units and dimensions; Appendix B. Tables of useful formulae; Appendix C. Complex numbers; Notes; References; Index.