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Description

Studiesin Theoretical Physics Volume 1: Fundamental Mathematical Methods is thefirst of the six-volume series in theoretical physics. It provides themathematical methods that any physical sciences and engineering undergraduatemight need in upper-division courses in classical mechanics, quantum mechanics,and electricity and magnetism. It is a book designed for a two-semester coursein Mathematical Methods. The first eight chapters introduce series andsequences, complex numbers, functions and series, vectors, matrices anddeterminants, and differential and integral calculus of scalar and vectorfunctions, suitable for the first semester of a two-semester sequence. The lasteight chapters introduce the calculus of variations, linear algebra, powerseries substitution method for solving differential equations, partialdifferential equations, contour integrals, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, andFourier transforms, suitable for the second semester. Unlike other books, thisbook has a section at the end of each chapter that focuses on solving problemsusing Mathematica.

KeyFeatures

• All selected topics provide the mathematical methods students would need in Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Quantum Mechanics at the undergraduate level.
• Modern 3D graphics are extensively used for 3D visualization and a better understanding of the topics covered and the example problems used.
• Examples are selected to cover the applications in the subsequent volumes of Studies in Theoretical Physics.  
• Topics covered in sixteen chapters are intended for a two-semester sequence of undergraduate courses in Mathematical Methods. Each chapter also introduces Mathematica to the topics covered by re-solving most of the example problems considered in each chapter.
• Discussions are clear, brief, concise, and use simple English easy to understand by readers with English as a second language.
• The authors of this book have years of experience teaching many introductory and upper-division physics courses.

Typham this is the title: Studies in Theoretical Physics, Volume 1 Fundamental Mathematical Methods 1st Edition