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Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, Fourth Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.63
EAN: 9780393925166
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 0393925161
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2005-01
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton
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Editorial Review:
Since the publication of the First Edition over thirty years ago, Div, Grad, Curl, and All That has been widely renowned for its clear and concise coverage of vector calculus, helping science and engineering students gain a thorough understanding of gradient, curl, and Laplacian operators without required knowledge of advanced mathematics. The Fourth Edition has been carefully revised and now includes updated notations and seven new example exercises.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not as super as some make it to be. Buy the cheaper older edition.
I picked this book up, based on the reviews that said it would explain vector calculus to "engineers". I probably read the book 3 times, but I never felt I really _undestood_ the material. A few years later, I think I do understand the material; looking at the book, many of the things I read seem obvious now. I feel this is where most of the reviewers were coming from...
The book is great if you already know the material, and just need a nice, unifying refresher. It is not that ... Read More
Rating:  - Very helpful
The book provides a very good and concise review of vector calculus. Also helpful is the context of electricity and magnetism making it a good companion book the advanced E&M class at my school [as it is recommended for]. Also good for learning Vector Calculus on its own.
Rating:  - a must have for physics students
"div, grad, curl and all that" is the quintessential book of vector calculus. No other description I can think of would do it justice.
Rating:  - Probably Giving Good Technical Books a Bad Rep
Book claims it's for engineers and scientists. Don't see it.
Both scientists and engineers require an understanding of vector calculus that has a strong physics component. The author states that an understanding of electrostatics is not really necessary for this book's treatment, yet he expicitly relies on the language of electrostatics throughout the text.
To me, that sounds like an academic talking to an audience of mathematicians, none of whom have or care much about ... Read More
Rating: - Horrible book to use for non-math majors
My school uses this book to teach a math class that is mandatory to all freshman (regardless of major). Bad book to use. Not only does it not have enough problems, the examples it gives are mostly for special cases. And the reading is hard to follow.
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