Wave Motion Paperback / softback
by J. (University of Birmingham) Billingham, A. C. (University of Birmingham) King
Part of the Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics series
Paperback / softback
Description
Waves are a ubiquitous and important feature of the physical world, and throughout history it has been a major challenge to understand them.
They can propagate on the surfaces of solids and of fluids; chemical waves control the beating of your heart; traffic jams move in waves down lanes crowded with vehicles.
This introduction to the mathematics of wave phenomena is aimed at advanced undergraduate courses on waves for mathematicians, physicists or engineers.
Some more advanced material on both linear and nonlinear waves is also included, thus making the book suitable for beginning graduate courses.
The authors assume some familiarity with partial differential equations, integral transforms and asymptotic expansions as well as an acquaintance with fluid mechanics, elasticity and electromagnetism.
The context and physics that underlie the mathematics is clearly explained at the beginning of each chapter.
Worked examples and exercises are supplied throughout, with solutions available to teachers.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Tables, unspecified; 13 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2001
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- ISBN:9780521634502
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:476 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Tables, unspecified; 13 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521634502
