Schaum's Outline of Mathematics for Physics Students

by Steiner, Robert V.

• ISBN13: 9780071461580
• ISBN10: 0071461582
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-24
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Study faster, learn better--and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. Use Schaum's Outlines to: Brush up before tests Find answers fast Study quickly and more effectively Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time--and get your best test scores! This Schaum's Outline gives you: A concise guide to the standard college course influid dynamics 480 problems with answers or worked-out solutions Practice problems in multiple-choice format like thoseon the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

Author Biography

Phillip A. Schmidt, Ph.D., is the program coordinator for secondary education at the Teachers College of Western Governors University.

Robert Steiner, Ph.D., is the project director of seminars on science at the American Museum of Natural History.

Table of Contents

Algebra and Geometry	p. 1
Introduction to Algebra	p. 3
Functions	p. 8
Graphs of Functions	p. 13
Linear Equations	p. 19
Simultaneous Linear Equations	p. 23
Quadratic Functions and Equations	p. 32
Inequalities	p. 40
The Locus of an Equation	p. 45
The Straight Line	p. 51
Families of Straight Lines	p. 57
The Circle	p. 61
Pre-Calculus and Elementary Calculus	p. 71
Rational and Polynomial Functions	p. 73
Trigonometric Functions	p. 89
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions	p. 134
Complex Numbers	p. 149
The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Mathematics Approach	p. 161
The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Physics Approach	p. 192
Vectors	p. 212
Advanced Topics in Mathematics	p. 233
Polar, Spherical, and Cylindrical Coordinate Systems	p. 235
Multivariate Calculus	p. 264
Elementary Linear Algebra	p. 277
Vector Calculus: Grad, Div, and Curl	p. 302
Vector Calculus: Flux and Gauss' Law	p. 313
Differential Equations	p. 319
Elementary Probability	p. 345
Infinite Series	p. 362
Rectangular Coordinates in Space	p. 378
Units and Dimensions	p. 390
Solving Physics Problems	p. 391
Selected Physics Formulas	p. 394
Selected Physical Constants	p. 395
Integration by Parts	p. 396
The Greek Alphabet and Prefixes	p. 399
Index	p. 401
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