Reviews for Advanced Engineering Mathematics

The average rating for Advanced Engineering Mathematics based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-08-14 00:00:00 Kale Brecht I read parts of it (I'd say about 1/3rd. Read the chapters on infinite series, vector algebra, univariate, multivariate, and vector calculus, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, Fourier series, Fourier transforms and probably Laplace transforms) some 5 years ago, so I don't clearly remember all its pluses and minuses. But as far as I remember, the topics are well-covered, but exercises are few compared to the chapter sizes. The standard undergrad text on mathematical physics is Mary Boas' Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, but Boas covers some things too briefly (for example, group theory). Boas does, however, have some topics dealt better than this book. Also, it's studded with exercises. (On average though, Boas goes much less deeper than Riley so if you want extra stuff, refer to Riley or any standard math text on that topic. You can also go through Arfken but I haven't read that and I hear it's great and daunting.) So I'd say buy or borrow both if you're a physics or engineering major. They complement each other really well.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-14 00:00:00 Theresa Souza This is a terrific resource. I self-studied a lot of higher maths using this book, and it remains a handy reference. The chapters are well structured and easy to navigate, and, as an added benefit, I've found the exercises to be well varied requiring a good use of one's skills.