文档介绍：Mathematical Methods
for Physicists:
A concise introduction
TAI L. CHOW
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Mathematical Methods for Physicists
A concise introduction
This text is designed for an intermediate-level, two-semester undergraduate course
in mathematical physics. It provides an accessible account of most of the current,
important mathematical tools required in physics these days. It is assumed that
the reader has an adequate preparation in general physics and calculus.
The book bridges the gap between an introductory physics course and more
advanced courses in classical mechanics, electricity and ism, quantum
mechanics, and thermal and statistical physics. The text contains a large number
of worked examples to illustrate the mathematical techniques developed and to
show their relevance to physics.
The book is designed primarily for undergraduate physics majors, but could
also be used by students in other subjects, such as engineering, astronomy and
mathematics.
TAI L. CHOW was born and raised in China. He received a BS degree in physics
from the National Taiwan University, a Masters degree in physics from Case
Western Reserve University, and a PhD in physics from the University of
Rochester. Since 1969, Dr Chow has been in the Department of Physics at
California State University, Stanislaus, and served as department chairman for
17 years, until 1992. He served as Visiting Professor of Physics at University of
California (at Davis and Berkeley) during his sabbatical years. He also worked as
Summer Faculty Research Fellow at Stanford University and at NASA. Dr Chow
has published more than 35 articles in physics journals and is the author of two
textbooks and a solutions manual.
PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS (VIRTUAL PUBLISHING)
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 IRP
40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA
477 Willi