Description
Book SynopsisBasic Mathematics for the Physical Sciences Basic Mathematics for the Physical Sciences provides a thorough introduction to the essential mathematical techniques needed in the physical sciences. Carefully structured as a series of self-paced and self-contained chapters, this text covers the basic techniques on which more advanced material is built.
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Table of ContentsBASIC ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA.
Introducing Arithmetic and Algebra.
Numbers, Units and Physical Quantities.
Functions and Graphs.
Solving Equations.
Trigonometric Functions.
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Hyperbolic Functions.
BASIC GEOMETRY.
Introducing Geometry.
Coordinate Geometry.
Conic Sections.
BASIC VECTOR ALGEBRA.
Introducing Scalars and Vectors.
Working with Vectors.
BASIC DIFFERENTIATION.
Introducing Differentiation.
Differentiating Simple Functions.
Differentiating Composite Functions.
Stationary Points and Graph Sketching.
BASIC INTEGRATION.
Introducing Integration.
Integrating Simple Functions.
Integrating by Parts and by Substitution.
Appendix.
Answers and Comments.
Index.
