All You Wanted to Know about Mathematics but Were Afraid to Ask: Mathematics for Science Students, Volume 2

Lyons, Louis

ISBN 10: 052143601X / ISBN 13: 9780521436014

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: All You Wanted to Know about Mathematics but Were Afraid to Ask: Mathematics for Science Students, Volume 2
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052143601X
• ISBN 13: 9780521436014
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This is an excellent tool kit for solving the mathematical problems encountered by undergraduates in physics and engineering. This second book in a two volume work introduces integral and differential calculus, waves, matrices, and eigenvectors. All mathematics needed for an introductory course in the physical sciences is included. The emphasis is on learning through understanding real examples, showing mathematics as a tool for understanding physical systems and their behavior, so that the student feels at home with real mathematical problems. Dr. Lyons brings a wealth of teaching experience to this refreshing textbook on the fundamentals of mathematics for physics and engineering.

Book Description

This second book in a two-volume work introduces the mathematics needed for an introductory course in the physical sciences through understanding real examples. Mathematics is taught as a tool for understanding physical systems and their behaviour. The aim is to make the student feel at home with real problems by creating a toolkit through a wide range of examples.The approach is very succesful for undergraduates who find it hard to make the bridge between formal mathematical theory, and applications to real systems.