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SJ Roberts - July 2011 Revision 1/ page 2<br />
suggest that you start the sheet at least three weeks before you come<br />
up so that the revision has time to sink in. The questions and answers<br />
should be still fresh in your mind by 1st week <strong>of</strong> term, when your college<br />
tutors are likely to review your work.<br />
So remember to bring your solutions to <strong>Oxford</strong> with you.<br />
Reading<br />
The ability to learn new material yourself is an important skill which you<br />
must acquire. But, like all books, mathematics for engineering texts are<br />
personal things. Some like the bald equations, others like to be given<br />
plenty <strong>of</strong> physical insight. However, two texts that are commonly<br />
recommended by lecturers are:<br />
Title: Advanced Engineering Mathematics<br />
Author: E. Kreyszig<br />
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons<br />
Edition: 9 th ed.<br />
ISBN/ISSN: 0471728977 (paperback)<br />
Title: Mathematical Methods for Science Students<br />
Author: G. Stephenson<br />
Publisher: Longman, Harlow, 1973<br />
Edition: 2 nd ed.<br />
ISBN/ISSN: 0582444160 (paperback)<br />
Stephenson's book is a good introductory text for your first year.<br />
Kreyszig's book is more comprehensive for first year but would be also
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