Mathematical methods for physicists

George B. Arfken, Hans J. Weber, Frank Harris9780120598250, 0120598256

Through four editions, Arfken and Weber’s best-selling Mathematical Methods for Physicists has provided upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with the paramount coverage of the mathematics necessary for advanced study in physics and engineering. It provides the essential mathematical methods that aspiring physicists are likely to encounter as students or beginning researchers. Appropriate for a physics service course, as well as for more advanced coursework, this is the book of choice in the field.
* Provides the essential mathematical methods that aspiring physicists are likely to encounter as students or beginning researchers
* * Serves as both text and useful reference for students of physics and applied mathematics
* * Throughout the text the physical relevance of the mathematics is constantly reinforced