Maths: A Student's Survival Guide: A Self-Help Workbook for Science and Engineering Students - Softcover

Olive, Jenny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521017076 ISBN 13: 9780521017077

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The second edition of this highly successful textbook has been completely revised and now includes a new chapter on vectors. Mathematics is the basis of all science and engineering degrees, and a source of difficulty for some students. Jenny Olive helps resolve this problem by presenting the core mathematics needed by students starting science or engineering courses in user-friendly comprehensible terms. First Edition Hb (1998): 0-521-57306-8 First Edition Pb (1998): 0-521-57586-9

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Book Description

This self-help workbook covers mathematics essential to first-year undergraduate scientists and engineers. The second edition of this highly successful textbook has been completely revised and there is a totally new chapter on vectors. Mathematics underpins all science and engineering degrees, and this may cause problems for students whose understanding of the subject is weak. In this book Jenny Olive uses her extensive experience of teaching and helping students by giving a clear and confident presentation of the core mathematics needed by students starting science or engineering courses.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521017076
• ISBN 13: 9780521017077
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 650