Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
Book by Mary L. Boas
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Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences is a 1966 textbook by mathematician Mary L. Boas intended to develop skills in mathematical problem-solving needed for junior to senior-graduate courses in engineering, physics, and chemistry. The book provides a comprehensive survey of analytic techniques and provides careful statements of important theorems while omitting most detailed proofs. Each section contains a large number of problems, with selected answers. Numerical computational approaches using computers are outside the scope of the book.
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| Author | Mary L. Boas |
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| Subject | Mathematical physics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 978-0-471-19826-0 |
The book, now in its third edition, was still widely used in university classrooms as of 1999[1] and is frequently cited in other textbooks and scientific papers.
Chapters
- Infinite series, power series
- Complex numbers
- Linear algebra
- Partial differentiation
- Multiple integrals
- Vector analysis
- Fourier series and transforms
- Ordinary differential equations
- Calculus of variations
- Tensor analysis
- Special functions
- Series solution of differential equations; Legendre, Bessel, Hermite, and Laguerre functions
- Partial differential equations
- Functions of a complex variable
- Integral transforms
- Probability and statistics