Advanced Engineering Mathematics Author: Visit Amazon's Michael D. Greenberg Page | Language: English | ISBN:
B000OITLU8 | Format: PDF
Advanced Engineering Mathematics Description
- Paperback
- Publisher: Prentice Hall (1998)
- ASIN: B000OITLU8
I am an engineer and I came across Greenberg's book after I graduated and pursued postgraduate studies. I wasn't satisfied with the depth mathematics were covered during my studies, in the sense that when I bumped into a math problem, (say differential equations) the only connection to it was the solution that was obtained by reffering to an ODE book; the solution or any hint to the solution did not come natural. I believe this is a common problem with engineers; if a great depth is pursued in every subject the engineer deals with (physics, chemistry, materials, statistics, etc.) he/she will never graduate!
I had purchased or found in the library other books on advanced mathematics, but they were either too mathematical (symbolic), meaning you had to study 100 pages to get a result you needed, or too practical, written in a cookbook manner, i.e. good as a manual but not good in providing the essence of the subject.
So I caught myself reading and borrowing Greenberg's book many times from the library (by the way this is the best way to choose which book to buy among many options). This led me to buy it.
Sorry for the lengthy "autobiography", but this was to clarify my "point" in my point of view, so that my "view" can be put to the appropriate frame.
I surely haven't regret buying Greenberg's book. The book proceeds to a satisfactory depth (from the engineer's point of view), it provides proofs to many theorems, it is lucid, explanatory, ideal for self study, and presents not only practical results, but also explains clearly essential mathematical concepts, which means that it stimulates the readers interest in mathematics. The examples given and the exercises are related to engineering concepts wherever this is possible.
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