A Course in Mathematics for Students of Physics: Volume 1 - Couverture rigide

Bamberg, Paul; Sternberg, Shlomo

 
9780521250177: A Course in Mathematics for Students of Physics: Volume 1
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 052125017X ISBN 13 : 9780521250177
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This textbook, available in two volumes, has been developed from a course taught at Harvard over the last decade. The course covers principally the theory and physical applications of linear algebra and of the calculus of several variables, particularly the exterior calculus. The authors adopt the 'spiral method' of teaching, covering the same topic several times at increasing levels of sophistication and range of application. Thus the reader develops a deep, intuitive understanding of the subject as a whole, and an appreciation of the natural progression of ideas. Topics covered include many items previously dealt with at a much more advanced level, such as algebraic topology (introduced via the analysis of electrical networks), exterior calculus, Lie derivatives, and star operators (which are applied to Maxwell's equations and optics). This then is a text which breaks new ground in presenting and applying sophisticated mathematics in an elementary setting. Any student, interpreted in the widest sense, with an interest in physics and mathematics, will gain from its study.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This textbook, available in two volumes, has been developed from a course taught at Harvard over the last decade. The course covers principally the theory and physical applications of linear algebra and of the calculus of several variables, particularly the exterior calculus. The authors adopt the 'spiral method' of teaching, covering the same topic several times at increasing levels of sophistication and range of application. Thus the reader develops a deep, intuitive understanding of the subject as a whole, and an appreciation of the natural progression of ideas. Topics covered include many items previously dealt with at a much more advanced level, such as algebraic topology (introduced via the analysis of electrical networks), exterior calculus, Lie derivatives, and star operators (which are applied to Maxwell's equations and optics). This then is a text which breaks new ground in presenting and applying sophisticated mathematics in an elementary setting. Any student, interpreted in the widest sense, with an interest in physics and mathematics, will gain from its study.

Revue de presse

'... a very well readable and highly recommendable addition to the existing courses in mathematics for students of physics.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und Ihre Grenzgebiete

'... there is to my knowledge no comparable book, and it is hard to imagine a more inspiring one.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052125017X
ISBN 13 
9780521250177
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
424
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0521406498 ISBN 13 :  9780521406499
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991
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