Mathematical Methods - For Students of Physics and Related Fields

Intended to follow the usual introductory physics courses, this book has the unique feature of addressing the mathematical needs of sophomores and juniors in physics, engineering and other related fields. Many original, lucid, and relevant examples from the physical sciences, problems at the ends of chapters, and boxes to emphasize important concepts help guide the student through the material. Beginning with reviews of vector algebra and differential and integral calculus, the book continues with infinite series, vector analysis, complex algebra and analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations. Discussions of numerical analysis, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and the Dirac delta function provide an introduction to modern topics in mathematical physics.

List of contents

Summary from the contents:
Coordinate Systems and Vectors
- Differentiation
- Integration
- Vectors
- Infinite Series
- Integrals and Series as Functions
- Dirac Delta Functions
- Vector Analysis
- Complex Arithmetic
- Complex Analysis
- Differential Equations
- Laplace's Equation
- Other PDE's of Mathematical Physics
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Index

Product details

• Authors: Sadri Hassani
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9780387989587
• ISBN: 978-0-387-98958-7
• No. of pages: 659
• Weight: 1247 g
• Illustrations: w. 179 figs.
• Series: Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics; Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries