Bibliography
Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineeringby Riley, Hobson, and Bence. Cambridge University
Press For the quantity of well-written material here, it is surprisingly inexpensive in paperback.
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciencesby Boas. John Wiley Publ About the right level and
with a very useful selection of topics. If you know everything in here, you’ll find all your upper level courses much
easier.
Mathematical Methods for Physicistsby Arfken and Weber. Academic Press At a slightly more advanced
level, but it is sufficiently thorough that will be a valuable reference work later.
Mathematical Methods in Physicsby Mathews and Walker. More sophisticated in its approach to the
subject, but it has some beautiful insights. It’s considered a standard.
Schaum’s Outlinesby various. There are many good and inexpensive books in this series,e.g.“Complex
Variables,” “Advanced Calculus,” ”German Grammar.” Amazon lists hundreds.
Visual Complex Analysisby Needham, Oxford University Press The title tells you the emphasis. Here the
geometry is paramount, but the traditional material is present too. It’s actually fun to read. (Well, I think so
anyway.) The Schaum text provides a complementary image of the subject.
Complex Analysis for Mathematics and Engineeringby Mathews and Howell. Jones and Bartlett Press
Another very good choice for a text on complex variables.
Applied Analysisby Lanczos. Dover PublicationsThis publisher has a large selection of moderately priced, high
quality books. More discursive than most books on numerical analysis, and shows great insight into the subject.
Linear Differential Operatorsby Lanczos. Dover publications As always with this author great insight and
unusual ways to look at the subject.
Numerical Methods that(usually)Workby Acton. Harper and Row Practical tools with more than the
usual discussion of what can (and will) go wrong.
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