Tensor Calculus for Physics
A Concise Guide
$126.95
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2014
Summary
Understanding tensors is essential for any physics student dealing with phenomena where causes and effects have different directions. A horizontal electric field producing vertical polarization in dielectrics; an unbalanced car wheel wobbling in the vertical plane while spinning about a horizontal axis; an electrostatic field on Earth observed to be a magnetic field by orbiting astronauts-these are some situations where physicists employ tensors. But the true beauty of tensors lies in this fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421415659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1421415658 |
| Author: | Dwight E. Neuenschwander |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 15mm |
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This book is well written and has sufficient rigor to allow students to use it for independent study.
This book is well written and has sufficient rigor to allow students to use it for independent study. Choice An introductory Tensor Calculus for Physics book is a most welcome addition… Professor Neuenschwander’s book fills the gap in robust fashion. American Journal of Physics
About The Author
Dwight E. Neuenschwander
Dwight E. Neuenschwander is a professor of physics at Southern Nazarene University. He is a columnist for the Observer, the magazine of the Society for Physics Students, and the author of Emmy Noether’s Wonderful Theorem, also published by Johns Hopkins, and How to Involve Undergraduates in Research: A Field Guide for Faculty.
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