Schaum's Outline of Mathematics for Physics Students by Robert Steiner (English)

Publisher Description

The ideal review for your physics courseMore than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice.

• A quick, easy-to-follow guide to mathematical topics required for important concept development in physics
• More than 1,500 fully-solved problems presented from both the physics and mathematics point-of-view
• Hundreds more practice problems

Notes

With more than 1500 fully solved problems presented from both the physics and maths point-of-view. Complements the main textbooks.

Author Biography

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwidePhilip A. Schmidt, Ph.D., has a B.S. from Brooklyn College (with a major in Mathematics), an M.A. in Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics education from Syracuse University. He is Dean of the School of Education at SUNY College at New Paltz. He is author of 3000 Solved Problems in Precalculus and 2500 Solved Problems in College Algebra and Trigonometry as well as numerous journal articles.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Algebra 2. Functions 3. Graphs of Functions 4. Linear Equations 5. Simultaneous Linear Equations 6. Quadratic Functions and Equations 7. Inequalities 8. The Locus of an Equation 9. The Straight Line 10. Families of Straight Lines 11. The Circle 12. Rational and Polynomial Functions 13. Trigonometric Functions 14. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 15. Complex Numbers 16. The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Mathematics Approach 17. The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Physics Approach 18. Vectors 19. Polar, spherical, and Cylindrical Coordinate Systems 20. Multivariate Calculus 21. Elementary Linear Algebra 22. Vector Calculus: Grad, Div, and Curl 23. Vector Calculus: Flux and Gauss' Law 24. Differential Equations 25. Elementary Probability 26. Infinite Series

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