| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Prelude : symbiosis -- Coordinating coordinates -- Complex numbers -- Index algebra -- Brandishing binomials -- Infinite series -- Interlude : orbits in a central potential -- Ten integration techniques and tricks -- The Dirac delta function -- Coda : statistical mechanics -- Prelude : visualizing vector fields -- Grad, div, and curl -- Interlude : irrotational and incompressible -- Integrating scalar and vector fields -- The theorems of Gauss and Stokes -- Mostly Maxwell -- Coda : simply connected regions -- Prelude : path independence in the complex plane -- Series, singularities, and branches -- Interlude : conformal mapping -- The calculus of residues -- Coda : analyticity and causality -- Prelude : superposition -- Vector space -- The inner product -- Interlude : rotations -- The eigenvalue problem -- Coda : normal modes -- Cartesian tensors -- Beyond Cartesian -- Prelude : 1 2 3 ... infinity -- Eponymous polynomials -- Fourier series -- Convergence and completeness -- Interlude : beyond the straight and narrow -- Fourier transforms -- Coda : of time intervals and frequency bands -- Prelude : first order first -- Second-order ODEs -- Interlude : the Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problem -- Partial differential equation -- Green's functions -- Coda : quantum scattering |
| Summary |
"Mathematics instruction is often more effective when presented in a physical context. Schramm uses this insight to help develop students' physical intuition as he guides them through the mathematical methods required to study upper-level physics. Based on the undergraduate Math Methods course he has taught for many years at Occidental College, the text encourages a symbiosis through which the physics illuminates the math, which in turn informs the physics. Appropriate for both classroom and self-study use, the text begins with a review of useful techniques to ensure students are comfortable with prerequisite material. It then moves on to cover vector fields, analytic functions, linear algebra, function spaces, and differential equations. Written in an informal and engaging style, it also includes short supplementary digressions ('By the Ways') as optional boxes showcasing directions in which the math or physics may be explored further. Extensive problems are included throughout, many taking advantage of Mathematica, to test and deepen comprehension"-- From publishers website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Mathematical physics -- Textbooks
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SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational.
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Mathematical physics
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021063050 |
| ISBN |
9781316661314 |
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1316661318 |
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