Is Mary Boas's Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences good for learning?

[Fisicks]

Hi

I'm trying to get an opinion if Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Mary Boas is a good book to learn physics mathematics with a background in Calculus. I've been seeing people like it as a reference book, not so much as a learning tool. Opinions?


Thank you

 

[malawi_glenn]

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=323082

One should be able to learn from it, you might want to get some more "problem solvning" books/guides etc in order to get more skills

 

[dx]

I think it's a pretty clearly written book and can be used to get familiar with the basics of most mathematics you will see in your first two years. It was written specifically to teach you how to use the mathematics, so you may want to dig deeper in other books later to get a deeper understanding of the material. The thread linked to by malawi is about another book which treats more advanced topics.