Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences  (English, Paperback, Boas Mary L.)

Mathematical Physics has been made easy with all essential concepts clearly explained to help users gain a solid understanding of the foundations in Mathematical Methods in The Physical Sciences.

Summary Of The Book

Mathematical Methods in The Physical Sciences is a comprehensive reference book to understand Mathematical Physics. Users can easily understand the basics of advanced physics, chemistry, and engineering. The book is written in an easy to understand manner with clearly defined steps and features topics such as Linear Algebra, Tensor Analysis, Probability and Statistics, Calculus of Variations, ODE, PDE, and Transforms. Intuition and computational abilities are also focussed upon. DE and multiple integrals are also covered. The applications of the concepts discussed in this book are also present.

The contents of the book include Infinite Series, Complex Numbers, Power Series, Linear Algebra, Multiple Integrals, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differentiation, Fourier Series and Transforms, Legendre, Bessel, Hermite and Laguerre functions, Functions of a Complex Variable, Special Functions, and Partial Differential Equations.

Mathematical Methods In The Physical Sciences intends to help a wide range of readers, whether they are novices or advanced in the subject. Comprehensive coverage of analytical techniques and careful statements of important theorems are also provided. A wide variety of problems is featured in each section with selected answers. The book is still widely popular both in university classrooms and as a reference book for other textbooks and scientific research papers. The book was first published in 1966.

About Mary L. Boas

Mary L. Boas was a renowned physics professor and mathematician. She received her Ph.D. in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1948. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in 1938 and her Master’s Degree in Mathematics in 1940, both from the University of Washington. She taught at DePaul University in the Department of Physics for 30 years. She retired in 1987 and returned to Washington. To encourage outstanding achievement by women in Physics, the Mary L. Boas Endowed Scholarship was established in the year 2008 at the University of Washington. She passed away in the year 2010.