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Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering - Matematica.NET

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CONTENTS9.3 Rayleigh–Ritz method 3279.4 Exercises 3299.5 Hints <strong>and</strong> answers 33210 Vector calculus 33410.1 Differentiation of vectors 334Composite vector expressions; differential of a vector10.2 Integration of vectors 33910.3 Space curves 34010.4 Vector functions of several arguments 34410.5 Surfaces 34510.6 Scalar <strong>and</strong> vector fields 34710.7 Vector operators 347Gradient of a scalar field; divergence of a vector field; curl of a vector field10.8 Vector operator <strong>for</strong>mulae 354Vector operators acting on sums <strong>and</strong> products; combinations of grad, div <strong>and</strong>curl10.9 Cylindrical <strong>and</strong> spherical polar coordinates 35710.10 General curvilinear coordinates 36410.11 Exercises 36910.12 Hints <strong>and</strong> answers 37511 Line, surface <strong>and</strong> volume integrals 37711.1 Line integrals 377Evaluating line integrals; physical examples; line integrals with respect to ascalar11.2 Connectivity of regions 38311.3 Green’s theorem in a plane 38411.4 Conservative fields <strong>and</strong> potentials 38711.5 Surface integrals 389Evaluating surface integrals; vector areas of surfaces; physical examples11.6 Volume integrals 396Volumes of three-dimensional regions11.7 Integral <strong>for</strong>ms <strong>for</strong> grad, div <strong>and</strong> curl 39811.8 Divergence theorem <strong>and</strong> related theorems 401Green’s theorems; other related integral theorems; physical applications11.9 Stokes’ theorem <strong>and</strong> related theorems 406Related integral theorems; physical applications11.10 Exercises 40911.11 Hints <strong>and</strong> answers 41412 Fourier series 41512.1 The Dirichlet conditions 415ix

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