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A course in mathematical methods for physicists / [Book] / Russell L. Herman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014Copyright date: Ã2014Description: xxv, 747 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781466584679 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 146658467X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Mathematical methods for physicists
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.15 23
Other classification:
  • 530.15
Contents:
Introduction and review -- Free fall and harmonic oscillators -- Linear algebra -- Nonlinear dynamics -- The harmonics of vibrating strings -- Non-sinusoidal harmonics and special functions -- Complex representations of functions -- Transform techniques in physics -- Vector analysis and EM waves -- Extrema and variational calculus -- Problems in higher dimensions.
Summary: Based on the author’s junior-level undergraduate course, this introductory textbook is designed for a course in mathematical physics. Focusing on the physics of oscillations and waves, A Course in Mathematical Methods for Physicists helps students understand the mathematical techniques needed for their future studies in physics. It takes a bottom-up approach that emphasizes physical applications of the mathematics. .
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 530.15 HER-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 50640
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 733-735) and index.

Introduction and review -- Free fall and harmonic oscillators -- Linear algebra -- Nonlinear dynamics -- The harmonics of vibrating strings -- Non-sinusoidal harmonics and special functions -- Complex representations of functions -- Transform techniques in physics -- Vector analysis and EM waves -- Extrema and variational calculus -- Problems in higher dimensions.

Based on the author’s junior-level undergraduate course, this introductory textbook is designed for a course in mathematical physics. Focusing on the physics of oscillations and waves, A Course in Mathematical Methods for Physicists helps students understand the mathematical techniques needed for their future studies in physics. It takes a bottom-up approach that emphasizes physical applications of the mathematics. .

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