Basic Training in Mathematics
A Fitness Program for Science Students
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 1995
Book
Hardback
XVI, 366 pages
978-0-306-45035-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on course material used by the author at Yale University, this practical text addresses the widening gap found between the mathematics required for upper-level courses in the physical sciences and the knowledge of incoming students. This superb book offers students an excellent opportunity to strengthen their mathematical skills by solving various problems in differential calculus. By covering material in its simplest form, students can look forward to a smooth entry into any course in the physical sciences.
Reviews / Votes
`Shankar obviously enjoys his mathematics, and his attitude toward mathematics is simultaneously refreshing and contagious....Dirac notation is intriguingly introduced in the discussion of vector spaces. Finally, the book is richly endowed with well-chosen problems.'American Journal of Physics
`Consistent with the needs of science students...a sound mathematical reference for anyone studying or practicing in the physical sciences.'
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Edition
1995
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Springer Science+Business Media
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Lower undergraduate
Illustrations
XVI, 366 p.
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Weight
1590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-45035-8 (9780306450358)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-6798-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/1995
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
€69.54
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Person
Ramamurti Shankar is the John Randolph Huffman Professor of Physics at Yale University, USA.
Content
Differential Calculus of One Variable. Integral Calculus. Calculus of Many Variables. Infinite Series. Complex Numbers. Functions of a Complex Variable. Vector Calculus. Matrices and Determinants. Linear Vector Spaces. Differential Equations. Answers. Index.