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Good but needs some revision for the second edition?, March 10, 2009
This review is from: Guide to Essential Math: A Review for Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Students (Complementary Science) (Paperback)
This book is a clear and concise review of college-level mathematics for engineers and scientists.
In my opinion there are are 2 areas of weakness in the book:
1. A lack of exercises and problems. The author says this is "by design", but for the target audience - those that have forgotten math they were taught earlier - the need to look elsewhere for practice becomes tedious. As we all know you cannot learn math by reading - you need to "do" it.
2. The treatment of matrices is too terse and uncomprehensive and needs expanding.
Other than that, however, this is a good little book for dipping into when you need to quickly refresh concepts that you might have forgotten.
I am still looking for the holy grail - a math college level book that is concise yet comprehensive with good practice sets.
Perhaps I'll write one myself :-))
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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What is Math Good For In Physics, Chemistry and Engineering?, November 18, 2009
This review is from: Guide to Essential Math: A Review for Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Students (Complementary Science) (Paperback)
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If the purpose of this handbook is to provide some review of various mathematical concepts of varying complexity and to demonstrate their usefulness in a variety of contexts in the physical sciences and engineering--this book provides an enlightening answer. If on the other hand, it is intended to provide a tutorial to students in these disciplines who may have failed to comprehend some ancillary mathematical tools, or if it is intended as a reference for practicing professionals who need to refresh on a particular technique, I believe this text may be less satisfactory. It certainly isn't a comprehensive handbook of mathematical methods like the old Soviet Mir Press handbooks, nor is it a Schaum's Outline with a carefully graduated solved examples and problems for further study. It is an interesting study of a senior faculty member's career of teaching and research in using mathematics for the physical sciences. I am however, a little baffled about the intended audience, and the problems it expects to address in the practitioner's application of mathematical methods.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Decent book on math but a bit expensive for what it is, November 6, 2009
This review is from: Guide to Essential Math: A Review for Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Students (Complementary Science) (Paperback)
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This book touches on most of the basic mathematical concepts but most importantly reviews topics that have practical applications in (as the title says) Physics, Chemistry and Engineering.
The book is written in a very concise and easy to understand way provinding various examples to illustrate the mathematical concept behind the discussed topic.
I am out of engineering school for 11 years now and I find this to be a good refresher for my math knowledge. Since it is so concise, it is suitable for people that have a basic knowledge already of the principles presented.
To be a great value, this book should cost between $15-20. The price of over $40 at the time of this review is unjustified.
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