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Vector and Complex Calculus: A Textbook for Students of the Physical Sciences

Vector and Complex Calculus: A Textbook for Students of the Physical Sciences


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Vector and complex calculus are essential for applications to electromagnetism, fluid and solid mechanics, and the differential geometry of surfaces. Moving beyond the limits of standard multivariable calculus courses, this comprehensive textbook takes students from the geometry and algebra of vectors, through to the key concepts and tools of vector calculus. Topics explored include the differential geometry of curves and surfaces, curvilinear coordinates, ending with a study of the essential elements of the calculus of functions of one complex variable. Vector and Complex Calculus is richly illustrated to help students develop a solid visual understanding of the material, and the tools and concepts explored are foundational for upper-level engineering and physics courses. Each chapter includes a section of exercises which lead the student to practice key concepts and explore further interesting results.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Vector Geometry and Algebra 1: Find your bearings 2: Vector spaces 3: Dot product 4: Cross Product 5: Cartesian index notation 6: Determinant 7: Points, lines, planes, etc. 8: Orthogonal transformations 9: Matrices and tensors Part II: Vector Calculus 10: Kinematics 11: Dynamics 12: Curves 13: Surfaces 14: Curves on surfaces 15: Curvilinear coordinates 16: Fields 17: Electromagnetism Part III: Complex calculus 18: Complex algebra and geometry 19: Elementary complex functions 20: Functions of a complex variable 21: Complex integration Index

About the Author :
Professor Fabian Waleffe is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, and the Dept. of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University/NASA Ames, Center for Turbulence Research, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT, and has taught numerous courses at all levels.

Review :
This book is a deep rethinking of the pedagogy of a subject of much beauty and great depth, that is central to the education of scientists of the future. For the ambitious student it provides a stairway to climb higher. What makes this book timely is the judicious selection of topics and the thoughtful and balanced treatment thereof, whereby the contents are limited to what is appropriate for a one-semester course. The treatment is careful and intuitive rather than rigorous and terse. The diagrams are well-designed and beautifully drawn. The exercises are neither routine nor redundant and build nicely to increasingly challenging levels.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198927839
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Textbook for Students of the Physical Sciences
  • Width: 192 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198927835
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2024
  • Height: 205 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 1036 gr


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