Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus Fourth Edition

Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus (Fourth Edition) by H. M. Schey (Author). This new fourth edition of the acclaimed and bestselling Div, Grad, Curl, and All That has been carefully revised and now consists of up to date notations and seven new instance exercises. Since the publication of the First Edition over thirty years ago, Div, Grad, Curl, and All That has been extensively famed for its clear and concise coverage of vector calculus, helping science and engineering students achieve a thorough understanding of gradient, curl, and Laplacian operators without requiring information of superior mathematics.

Simply put, this e-book provides one of the best explanations of the gradient, the divergence, and the curl in any guide I’ve seen. It actually needs to be a required reference/text for each physics and engineering program within the country. All of the mathematics is here, however the author additionally lucidly explains in phrases and diagrams the physical which means of those three operations. Many students discover ways to manipulate these operations, however they usually have hassle understanding precisely what they mean. This e-book is straightforward to learn (how many textbooks can you say that about?) and there are many problems for instance key points after each chapter. The author uses the mathematical formalism to solve some fundamental issues in electrostatics to supply real-world examples. After working through this ebook, you will not only be capable to calculate the curl of a vector operate, you will know exactly what it means.

This book does it all. Without being overly verbose, it explains div, grad, and curl in concepts clearer and perhaps much more precise than you’d see in some higher stage vector analysis classes. The integral definitions for grad and curl are given and well-justified. Homework problems and plenty of examples from E&M give follow and application. It is a simple to learn, relatively cheap, and I believe it is great supplementary materials for any math or physics student.

This little gem of an ebook has been just amazing. It managed to explain in a transparent and concise manner how line and floor integrals are derived together with how div and curl are tied into those. Something Anton and Larson (with the latter making a significantly better effort) couldn’t achieve. Everything started to make sense after reading/referencing this book.

Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus (Fourth Edition)

H. M. Schey (Author)

176 pages

W. W. Norton & Company; 4th edition (December 1, 2004)

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