TY - BOOK ID - 145064267 TI - Mathematical analysis in engineering : how to use the basic tools PY - 1995 SN - 0511810741 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Engineering mathematics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145064267 AB - This user-friendly 1995 text shows how to use mathematics to formulate, solve and analyse physical problems. Rather than follow the traditional approach of stating mathematical principles and then citing some physical examples for illustration, the book puts applications at centre stage; that is, it starts with the problem, finds the mathematics that suits it and ends with a mathematical analysis of the physics. Physical examples are selected primarily from applied mechanics. Among topics included are Fourier series, separation of variables, Bessel functions, Fourier and Laplace transforms, Green's functions and complex function theories. Also covered are advanced topics such as Riemann-Hilbert techniques, perturbation methods, and practical topics such as symbolic computation. Engineering students, who often feel more awe than confidence and enthusiasm toward applied mathematics, will find this approach to mathematics goes a long way toward a sharper understanding of the physical world. ER -