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Can anyone recommand a simple but complete mathematical methods book written especially for undergrad physics students?
neutrino said:Boas is pretty good for undergrad physics. But then, it depends on what you mean by 'complete'. You can check the contents of the book(3rd Ed.) at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471198269/?tag=pfamazon01-20.
I knew that. But undergrads in different schools around the world may be exposed to a little more or a little less of the "average curriculum". By now you may know that Boas does not cover group theory, for example.pivoxa15 said:Complete as in complete for undergrads.
Chapter 17, "Eigenfunction methods for differential equations," covers the aspects of Hilbert spaces that are relevant to undergrad physics. I personally haven't used Riley, Hobson & Bence all that much, but I think that is because American universities tend to favor textbooks written by American authors.pivoxa15 said:Does R,H,B have stuff on hilbert spaces?
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