Description
A complete textbook for graduate physicists, engineers and related specialties seeking to address practical problems in physical science, featuring extensive use of symbolic computation from Maple and Mathematica.
About the Author
Frank E. Harris was awarded his A. B. (Chemistry) from Harvard University in 1951 and his Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) from University of California in 1954. The author of 244 research publications and multiple books, Dr. Harris has been a Professor of Physics and Chemistry, University of Utah and Resident Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida. He served on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, and has been named a Fellow for both the American Institute of Chemists and the American Physical Society.
Reviews
"...a remarkably clear and impressively well-balanced introduction to mathematical methods for physicists and engineers...it does a very good job of picking the most important techniques." --MAA.org, Aug 2015 "...designed to clarify and optimize the efficiency of the student's acquisition of mathematical understanding and skill and...provide students with a mathematical toolbox that will rapidly become of routine use in a scientific or engineering career." --Zentralblatt MATH, Sep 2014
Book Information
ISBN 9780128010006
Author Frank E. Harris
Format Hardback
Page Count 944
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 1980g