Question for maths/physics students
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I haven't been an undergraduate for a while but this was the book I used
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl/026-9223045-9071615
Covers most first year stuff pretty well and a bit of second year stuff too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl/026-9223045-9071615
Covers most first year stuff pretty well and a bit of second year stuff too.
Haircut said:
Cheers for that recommendation, I was having a quick look at that in Blackwells at Bristol,
The last book I had (and lost) was 'Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences' but it wasn't the easiest to read, especially since I'll only be using it as a reference text
I think that link may be a competitor bud...Haircut said:
I'm not sure if its what you want, but my 1st year physics recommended book was "Fundamentals of Physics" extended 6th ed. by Halliday, Resnick & Walker. Its not really mathematical methods though, but obviously contains the relevant mathematical derivations and manipulations.
The book that seems to be the most popular for non-maths maths (ie. anyone doing maths as part of a larger course rather than really studying maths itself) is Mathematic Methods for Physics and Engineering (Riley, Hobson, Bence). This seems to cover most things needed in first and second year. For an actual maths course you'll probably need more detailed books on various parts of the course.
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i should have invested in that
oh well
oh well
I know you asked for books, but through experience the best resource is the net.
When I want to study a particular subject for fun/work/better understanding just to go google and write in blah blah lecture notes or something to that effect. It never fails and there is some awesome stuff out there especially with regards to maths
When I want to study a particular subject for fun/work/better understanding just to go google and write in blah blah lecture notes or something to that effect. It never fails and there is some awesome stuff out there especially with regards to maths
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You forgot to add the caveat "... at Cambridge".PinkPig said:
For some reason the faculty at Cambridge continues to recommend RHb despite there being many better (although perhaps not more comprehensive) textbooks out there. I particularly recommend 'Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences' by Mary Boas, and 'Mathematical Techniques' by Jordan and Smith.
Arcade Fire said:You forgot to add the caveat "... at Cambridge".
For some reason the faculty at Cambridge continues to recommend RHb despite there being many better (although perhaps not more comprehensive) textbooks out there. I particularly recommend 'Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences' by Mary Boas, and 'Mathematical Techniques' by Jordan and Smith.
We use the Boas book, thumbs up.
It covers pretty much everything we need for the second year.
DAVEM said:
Boas was 'the bible' when i was at Uni:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...39371/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/202-0056613-0541465
I dont think there was a single mathematical element of the course that wasnt cobvered in there.....
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Yeah try eBay, I got a copy of Boas for £2 from there 
this is the one i used for first year mech eng
http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403903123
http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403903123