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Written for students of mathematics and the physical sciences, this superb treatment offers modern mathematical techniques for setting up and analyzing problems. Topics include elementary modeling, partial differential equations of the 1st order, potential theory, parabolic equations, much more. Prerequisites are a course in advanced calculus and basic knowledge of matrix methods.
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