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Essential Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences

Authors

K. F. Riley, University of Cambridge, M. P. Hobson, University of Cambridge
Published 2011

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The mathematical methods that physical scientists need for solving substantial problems in their fields of study are set out clearly and simply in this tutorial-style textbook. Students will develop problem-solving skills through hundreds of worked examples, self-test questions and homework problems. Each chapter concludes with a summary of the main procedures and results and all assumed prior knowledge is summarized in one of the appendices. Over 300 worked examples show how to use the techniques and around 100 self-test questions…

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  • Over 300 worked examples show how to use the techniques and around 100 self-test questions in the footnotes act as checkpoints to build student confidence
  • Nearly 400 end-of-chapter problems let students apply what they have learned to reinforce the concepts
  • Fully-worked solutions to all problems, password-protected for instructors, are available at www.cambridge.org/essential

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