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" A guided tour of mathematical methods for the physical sciences / "
Roel Snieder, Colorado School of Mines, Kasper van Wijk, University of Auckland.
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BL
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839294
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Snieder, Roel,1958-
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A guided tour of mathematical methods for the physical sciences /\ Roel Snieder, Colorado School of Mines, Kasper van Wijk, University of Auckland.
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Third edition.
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New York, NY :: Cambridge University Press,, 2015.
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xxi, 560 pages ;; 26 cm
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1107084962
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: 1107641608
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: 9781107084964
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: 9781107641600
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9781139013543
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9781316237083
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Dimensional analysis -- Power series -- Spherical and cylindrical coordinates -- Gradient -- Divergence of a vector field -- Curl of a vector field -- Theorem of Gauss -- Theorem of Stokes -- The Laplacian -- Scale analysis -- Linear algebra -- Dirac delta function -- Fourier analysis -- Analytic functions -- Complex integration -- Green's functions: principles -- Green's functions: examples -- Normal modes -- Potential field theory -- Probability and statistics -- Inverse problems -- Perturbation theory -- Asymptotic evaluation of integrals -- Conservation laws -- Cartesian tensors -- Variational calculus -- Epilogue, on power and knowledge.
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Mathematical analysis.
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Mathematical physics.
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Physical sciences-- Mathematics.
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Mathematical analysis.
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Mathematical physics.
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Physical sciences-- Mathematics.
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515
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QA300.S794 2015
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00A0626-0115-0142-01msc
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Van Wijk, Kasper.
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