Mathematics for Physics: A Guided Tour for Graduate Students

by Michael Stone, Paul Goldbart

eBook Details :

Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2009
ISBN/ASIN: 0521854032
Number of pages: 919

License(s): Pending review

eBook Description:
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.