Books

Mathematical Methods in Physics (PHY 230)

Duke University - Richard Palmer - Fall 2002

Required:

• K.F. Riley, M.P. Hobson, and S.J. Bence, Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering (1st and 2nd) (Cambridge 1997/2002). (("RHB" or "RHB1" -- 1st) or "RHB2" -- 2nd)
  

Recommended:

• Stephen Wolfram, The Mathematica Book (4th) (Cambridge 1999).
  Copies of the books are on reserve in the Physics First Graduate Students area. Also, you can access the whole book in the Mathematica "Help". Some students prefer to buy their own copy.

• M.R Spiegel and J. Liu, Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Schaum's Outline Series, McGraw-Hill 1999).
  You should have a handbook for formulas, etc. If you don't already have one, use the Schaum's. Some good another ones are Abramowitz and Segun, Bronshtein and Semendyayev, and Zwillinger (see the bibliography).

Other:

• Bibliography