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Schaum's Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables

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As an undergraduate physics major, it is necessary to have some sort of mathematical handbook containing tables of integrals, trig identities, differentiation rules, vector identities, etc. As such, I cannot give this book higher praise! While does not contain as many features as the CRC Handbook of Tables and Formulae, or many of the other big famous hardcovers, it makes up for this in many ways. It is compact, lightweight and fits in most bookbags. It contains the tables and rules which will be most used in undergraduate homework problems. Most importantly, it is affordable on a student budget! I carry this with me to study groups and tutoring sessions.

This handbook was pretty much all I ever needed from college through my Ph.D. in physics. An extremely valuable resources. If the formula you need isn't in here, chances are you did the problem wrong

As an undergrad in physics and math, one of the physics professors recommended this book as "the math reference you couldn't live without". Now as a grad student, I'm quickly discovering that she wasn't kidding. It has just about everything you could need. I don't know how much time I've saved from digging through a pile of textbooks to find the appropriate integral or function. Get it. You won't regret it.

This is a pretty helpful Schaum's outline, in that most of the mathematical tables and formulas that an undergraduate math student would need are included. Material from geometry, calculus, differential equations, numerical methods, special functions and transforms, and probability and statistics are included. Plus, there are some examples of how to perform some types of calculations. There is even a section on calculating compound interest and the value of an annuity for those students of financial mathematics. Also, it is much easier than lugging around the infamous 2600 page "CRC Handbook of Mathematics and Physics." Of course, there are tradeoffs. This book has mathematical tables and formulas only, there are no physics equations.

Generally, if you are an undergraduate student in math or science, your required textbook will have all of the equations and tables that your instructor would expect you to have committed to memory for exams. Thus I am not sure if it is worth the extra cost to buy this book too. I think this book would be most helpful for someone who is out of school who needs their undergraduate mathematics tables and formulas condensed and in one portable book that can be taken to work and stored at the office, rather than carrying around the dozen or so math texts you used during your undergraduate career. It would also be helpful for someone going to graduate school in math, physics, or engineering who is expected to already know this material and therefore needs a handy reference.

PLEASE NOTE: The following review is for "Math Formulas and Tables: Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics. Tables of Integrals, Identities, Transforms & more. FREE Derivatives in demo (Mobi Study Guides)." Amazon is erroneously cross-posting reviews to the Schaum's Outline book, which is unfortunate, because the Schaum's book is excellent.

MobileReference has awkwardly stitched this book together from Wikipedia content, but it costs nearly the same amount ($10) as the Kindle edition of the Schaum's outline. For the money, I find the Schaum's to be more comprehensive and easier to read.

I am a meteorologist and a mathematician and this is the best reference (aside from my text books) that I've purchased.

A fantastic summation of neccesary mathematics for any engineer or physicist...the only reason for 4 stars is that it's integral table is a little short.

This handbook is a must have for any junior level or higher engineering major or any major that deals with advanced mathematics. It contains detailed and easy to understand charts and tables ranging from College Algebra and Trigonometry to Advanced Calculus and Differential Equations. It is also a must have reference book to anyone needing to access to advanced mathematics formulas.

A very useful book that gathers all the mathmatical formals 'as the title states. As an Engineering Student it is very helpful to have everything in one text instead of getting your old books and digging through them to find them.

I bought this book as an aid to EM theory and Quantum Mechanics. I found little really useful stuff. The series expansion didn't have (1+u)^-3/2 for example, or the curl operator in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. The integral table is limited. The authors should look at books like Dwight, for example, and make sure their coverage is more complete. I am disapointed in it. For the money, it should be much better.