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| Div, Grad, Curl and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus | 
 enlarge | Author: Hm Schey
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 43052
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4Rev Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0393925161
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.63
EAN: 9780393925166
ASIN: 0393925161
Publication Date: February 4, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Clear, intuitive and thorough introduction July 13, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very good read for those like me with only basic knowledge of vectors and calculus trying to get a handle on more advanced concepts. The exercises at the end of each chapter are graded (answers at the end of book) and very good for testing how well you've really understood what you've just read.
 Clear, well-integrated introduction to vector calculus April 2, 1999
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
This text provides a systematic introduction to vector calculus in a very readable, informal format. Key concepts like divergence, curl, gradient, line integrals, surface integrals, Divergence Theorem, and Stokes Theorem are introduced in the context of investigating solutions to electrostatics problems without requiring the reader to be especially familiar with physics. I particularly enjoyed the humor that is woven into the text. ("Thus, the anguish of remembering the form of curl F in Cartesian coordinates can be replaced by the pain of remembering how to expand a three-by-three determinant.") I would highly recommend this concise book to students of physics, engineering, and mathematics. It is particularly suitable for self-instruction.
Good practical overview. December 17, 1998
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
There is no doubt that this book gives a good and practical summary of vector calculus. I would have given it five stars, but for another book, "Geometrical Vectors", by Gabriel Weinreich. Weinreich's book gives a deeper more "geometrical" view of the subject, which leads more naturally and seamlessly into the study of Tensor analysis and differential forms. I recommend both books (perhaps in conjunction), but especially Weinreich's.
Nonrigorous yet thorough explanation of vector calculus July 28, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is excellent for understanding the basics of vector calculus: divergence, curl, gradient, Stokes' Theorem, Divergence Theorem, surface integrals, etc. Most vector calculus texts gloss over the big picture of vector calculus with mathematical rigor that is usually too abstract for non-math students, preventing many from truly understanding vector calculus. Schey's book keeps the math to a minimum and makes sure the basic concepts of vector calculus are thoroughly, yet concisely, explained. The book is also nice to have as a future reference tool.
Clear, intuitive pictures for vector calculus operations November 10, 1997
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I used the first edition of this book during a vector calculus course at M.I.T. way back in 1980, and it gave me exactly what I needed. The book describes vector operations in a very straightforward manner, and gives an excellent sense of what Green's theorem, Stokes' theorm, and the Divergence theorem are all about. Since then, those sorts of vector calculus operations have never been a problem.
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