Essential Mathematical Methods for Physicists

Summary: This new adaptation of Arfken and Weber's bestselling Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Fifth Edition, is the most modern collection of mathematical principles for solving physics problems. Additional explanations and examples provide models and context for methods applicable to a wide range of physics theories and applications. Features: · Many detailed, worked-out examples illustrate how to use and apply mathema...tical techniques to solve physics problems · Frequent and thorough explanations help readers understand, recall, and apply the theory · Introductions and review material provide context and emphasis on key ideas · Many routine exercises reinforce basic, foundational concepts and computations "True to the title, this new text achieves a comprehensive coverage of the "essential" topics in mathematical physics at the undergraduate level. This new version is filled with enlightening examples, which is the key to undergraduate teaching . More importantly, many examples are real problems from various fields of physics. Illustration of the mathematical principles behind the solution of these problems further enhances the connection between this course and other courses in a physics curriculum. " David Hwang, University of California at Davis [read more]