Schaum's Outline of Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists [Paperback]

Murray Spiegel (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0070602166 | ISBN-13: 978-0070602168 | Publication Date: June 1, 1971 | Edition: 1

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About the Author

Murray Speigel, Ph.D., was Former Professor and Chairman of the Mathematics Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 1, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070602166
• ISBN-13: 978-0070602168
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good review of topics, August 26, 2002

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Jeffrey Leeper "kem2070" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

This book goes through all the basics needed to master advanced mathematics. It covers differential equations; linear differential equations; Laplace transformations; vector analysis; multiple, line and surface integrals with the theorems; Fourier series and integrals; gamma and beta functions, Bessel functions, Legendre and othhogonal functions, partial differential equations, complex variables and conformal mapping, complex inversion formula (for Laplace transformations); and matrices. At the beginning is also a review of the basic terms and rules.

This is a good book to review to refresh your memory of what you studied in school. If you are in school now, this will be a good supplement. As with other books in this series, there are problems you can work to test your knowledge, but not all of them have the answers printed in the book. This is a little bothersome, but the book is still worth the investment.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good overview but a little too broad in scope, June 5, 2006

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

This outline covers just about all of the applied mathematics that upper level undergraduate and graduate engineers need to know to solve problems. It is a great reference, but its scope is so broad that you really can't use it for anything other than review. The author apparently recognizes that an outline this broad in scope cannot be that instructive either, and limits the introductory portion of each chapter to relevant tables and equations that an engineer/scientist must know to work problems. It is assumed you have other books to function as detailed tutorials. I have to say that the differential equations portions of this outline were far superior to the individual Schaum's outlines for those subjects. Also, the Fourier series and Fourier integral chapters were a bit too theoretical for most engineers, as many of the problems involved proofs or demonstrating properties rather than using the theory to solve problems. However, most chapters have a good mix of exercises - a few proofs, straight numerical problems, and applied exercises such as problems on circuit analysis, for example.

If you need a broad overview of the mathematics that an engineer must know from a problem-solving perspective, with small lessons on each topic, might I also suggest "Engineering Mathematics" and "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" by Stroud. Both of those books lead you by the hand and cover everything from high school through graduate school-level mathematics from an engineer's perspective. This outline would go great with those two books, as this outline can serve as a test of your comprehension of those two books by serving as a source of additional solved problems. I would suggest you get this book and keep it around as one of several good references on applied mathematics.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential for any scientist, February 1, 2005

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Miguel Canals (Rincon, PR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists (Paperback)

I bought this book for self study and it is amazing. For someone interested in furthering their mathematical knowledge and applying it to their research, it is a must have item. Especially because of its low price and the numerous solved exercises that one can follow and easily learn from. Covers everything from PDE's to conformal mapping and everything in between at an approachable level for non-mathematicians.