A Course in Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Instructor Solution Manual, Solutions)Author(s): Russell L. Herman

Description
This is the solution manual for the textbook, A Course in Mathematical Methods for Physicists, It has been provided for use by instructors only. It only contains solutions to problems in the text. The solutions are worked out in detail in most cases and a list of answers to many of the problems are provided at the end of this manual.
An important use of this manual is in scanning problem solutions before assigning them to students. While many problems are relatively straight forward, there are a few challenging problems, or problems for which in- structors might decide to add hints for students depending on the level of the course. Of course, instructors are free to add their own favorite problems to accompany the text.
The book was originally written to use in an intermediate course on mathematical methods in physics, but due to the addition of a few chap- ters and topics, this book can certainly be used in other courses such as applied mathematics, engineering mathematics, senior and first year grad- uate courses in mathematical methods. Amongst some standard topics the book also offers:
•    A  quick  review  of  mathematical  prerequisites,  proceeding  to  applications of  differential  equations  and  linear  algebra
•    Classroom-tested explanations of complex and Fourier analysis for trigono- metric  and  special  functions
•    Coverage of vector analysis and curvilinear coordinates for solving higher dimensional  problems
•    Sections on nonlinear dynamics,  variational calculus,  numerical solutions of  differential  equations,  and  Green’s  functions