Essential Math for Physics Undergraduates - Practical Examples With Python Tools

Essential Math for Physics Undergraduates covers basic applied Math and entry-level programming. The text plugs the gap between Math taught by Math departments and Math taught in "Math Methods" or advanced Physics courses, such as introduction to quantum mechanics, classical mechanics and thermal and statistical physics.

List of contents

Chapter 1 A Python Primer. Chapter 2 Introduction to Complex Algebra. Chapter 3 Matrices. Chapter 4 Fourier Series. Chapter 5 Fourier Transforms. Chapter 6 Special Functions and Other Math Tricks.

About the author

Brett D. DePaola is a professor of Physics at Kansas State University. He is an experimentalist in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Born in Ohio, he received his BS in Physics at Miami University, and his MS in Physics at Miami University, for research done at The University of Paris in Orsay, France. He then received his PhD in Physics from The University of Texas, Dallas. For many years DePaola has taught courses designed to help first-year Physics students prepare themselves for their undergraduate Physics curriculum.

Product details

• Authors: Brett DePaola, David D. DePaola
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 10.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032983769
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3298376-9
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, MATHEMATICS / Applied, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Mathematical physics, Applied mathematics, Applied physics, Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics