TY - BOOK
T1 - Mathematics for physics
T2 - A guided tour for graduate students
AU - Stone, Michael
AU - Goldbart, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© M. Stone and P. Goldbart 2009 and Cambridge University Press, 2010.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - An engagingly-written account of mathematical tools and ideas, this book provides a graduate-level introduction to the mathematics used in research in physics. The first half of the book focuses on the traditional mathematical methods of physics - differential and integral equations, Fourier series and the calculus of variations. The second half contains an introduction to more advanced subjects, including differential geometry, topology and complex variables. The authors' exposition avoids excess rigor whilst explaining subtle but important points often glossed over in more elementary texts. The topics are illustrated at every stage by carefully chosen examples, exercises and problems drawn from realistic physics settings. These make it useful both as a textbook in advanced courses and for self-study.
AB - An engagingly-written account of mathematical tools and ideas, this book provides a graduate-level introduction to the mathematics used in research in physics. The first half of the book focuses on the traditional mathematical methods of physics - differential and integral equations, Fourier series and the calculus of variations. The second half contains an introduction to more advanced subjects, including differential geometry, topology and complex variables. The authors' exposition avoids excess rigor whilst explaining subtle but important points often glossed over in more elementary texts. The topics are illustrated at every stage by carefully chosen examples, exercises and problems drawn from realistic physics settings. These make it useful both as a textbook in advanced courses and for self-study.
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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511627040
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511627040
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84925622840
SN - 9780521854030
VL - 9780521854030
BT - Mathematics for physics
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -