A Guided Tour of Mathematical Methods
Subtitle: For the Physical Sciences
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780521787512
Subjects: Mathematics; Science; Science/Mathematics; General; PHYSICS; Science / Mathematical Physics; Mathematical Physics
First sentence: In many applications in mathematical physics it is extremely useful to write the quantity of interest as a sum a large number of terms.
Description: This textbook provides a comprehensive guided tour of the mathematical knowledge and techniques that are needed by students in this area. Topics that are covered include vector calculus (div, grad, curl, Laplacian), linear algebra, Fourier analysis, scale analysis, Green's functions, normal modes, tensor calculus, and perturbation theory.