Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

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Summary: Consolidation not Improvement
Review: I looked at the table of contents for this book and determined that I already have every chapter in this book in my math books, and ones that can be found for less total than this book (using Dover). If you can handle looking in more than one book, you can get this entire book from one of each of the following: introductory analysis (Taylor & Mann, among others), any diffeq text and your choice of Dover books on complex analysis. There is no point to owning this book.

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Summary: physics guy
Review: I loved this book. It's got all the necessary topics, and occaisionally if you look in the right place a neat trick. I majored in math and took two math methods classes all of which used different books and I think this is your one stop shop for it all. My only complaint is that the material is basic. best probably for undergrads majoring in math/phys/chem/engin

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Summary: The books is worthless and priced to much
Review: The book is essentially like calculus for people who are considered dummies by dummies. Its too easy and I don't think there are people out there who are as stupid and still take calculus as the author hopes to find. I had to buy it because my professor had put it as required. A much terser book is by Arfken and Weber.