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Geometrical Vectors

Geometrical Vectors

Paperback

Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics

General MathematicsPhysics

ISBN10: 0226890481
ISBN13: 9780226890487
Publisher: Univ Of Chicago Pr
Published: Jul 6 1998
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.96 Depth: 8.93
Language: English
Every advanced undergraduate and graduate student of physics must master the concepts of vectors and vector analysis. Yet most books cover this topic by merely repeating the introductory-level treatment based on a limited algebraic or analytic view of the subject.

Geometrical Vectors introduces a more sophisticated approach, which not only brings together many loose ends of the traditional treatment, but also leads directly into the practical use of vectors in general curvilinear coordinates by carefully separating those relationships which are topologically invariant from those which are not. Based on the essentially geometric nature of the subject, this approach builds consistently on students' prior knowledge and geometrical intuition.

Written in an informal and personal style, Geometrical Vectors provides a handy guide for any student of vector analysis. Clear, carefully constructed line drawings illustrate key points in the text, and problem sets as well as physical examples are provided.

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