This textbook by Daniel A. Fleisch provides a clear introduction to vectors and tensors. Aimed at students in physics and engineering, the book explains the theory and applications of these mathematical tools in an accessible way. The author uses the same approach as in his popular Student’s Guide, making the content suitable for undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
Description
Vectors and tensors are essential tools in a wide range of fields, from mechanics to general relativity. This book covers vectors and vector analysis thoroughly and provides a clear transition to contravariant and covariant components, tensors, and their applications. The supporting website includes interactive solutions and audio podcasts, helping students understand concepts better and work through problems independently.
Product specifications
- Author: Daniel A. Fleisch (Wittenberg University, Ohio)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Format: Trade paperback (US)
- Publication date: 2011-09-22
- Number of pages: 206
- ISBN: 9780521171908
- Subject: Algebra
- BISAC: MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General
About the author
Daniel Fleisch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Wittenberg University. He specializes in electrodynamics and space physics and previously wrote the Student’s Guide to Maxwell’s Equations.