Introduction to Applied Mathematics

by Lawrence Sirovich

Book Overview

From the Preface: "The material in this book is based on notes for a course which I gave several times at Brown University. The target of the course was juniors and seniors majoring in applied mathematics, engineering and other sciences. My basic goal in the course was to teach standard methods, or what I regard as a basic "bag of tricks". In my opinion the material contained here, for the most part, does not depart widely from traditional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387968849
• ISBN13: 9780387968841
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Maybe more than an introduction

The quality of this book is that it introduces to the fundamental concepts of applied maths without any lack of rigor, while being easy to read and thus suitable as a self-learning tool. It covers a large range of topics, but shows well the relations between them. Demonstrations are present when needed. A step-by-step approach takes you through pages which might have looked quite complicated at the first glance. Emphasis has been put on explanation and physically-based examples. The advantage of this kind of math books over engineering books is that included demonstrations make you understand where the results you use are coming from. I think it is important if, like me, you are involved in research. Overall, a book I learned a lot from.