All You Wanted to Know about Mathematics but Were Afraid to Ask
Mathematics for Science Students

This 1998 book is part of a two volume set covering all the mathematics needed for introductory courses in the physical sciences.

Louis Lyons (Author)

9780521436014, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 April 1998

400 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg

'… a compendium of explanations of applications of mathematics in physics, designed to be dipped into and to inspire thought … once the book is opened, be warned, you are likely to be hooked …'. Nigel Steele, The Times Higher Eduction Supplement

This book, first published in 1998, is the second in a two volume work and introduces integral and differential calculus, waves, matrices, and eigenvectors for undergraduates in physics and engineering. Together, the two volumes cover all the mathematics needed for an introductory course in the physical sciences. The approach taken is to learn through understanding real examples, showing mathematics 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 traditional approach of teaching theory for its own sake is not used in this course. Dr. Lyons brings a wealth of teaching experience to this refreshing textbook on the fundamentals of mathematics for physics and engineering.

Chapter titles for volume 1
Preface
9. Integrals
10. Vector operators
11. Partial differential equations
12. Fourier series
13. Normal modes
14. Waves
15. Matrices
16. Eigenvectors and eigenvalues
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Maths for engineers [TBJ], Maths for scientists [PDE]