Wave Motion (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics)
"This introduction to the mathematics of wave phenomena is aimed at advanced undergraduate courses on waves for mathematicians, physicists, or engineers.  The first part addresses linear waves, including waves on a stretched string, sound waves, linear water waves, waves in elastic solids, and electromagnetic waves.  The second part examines nonlinear waves, including the formation and propagation of shock waves, nonlinear water waves, and chemical and electrochemical waves. The third part considers advanced topics, including the Burger equation, diffraction and scattering, solitons, and the inverse scattering transform."   International Aerospace Abstracts (IAA)"The writing is clear, the references are adequate, and the book is a useful addition to the literature in this rapidly expanding field."   Mathematical Review