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Vectors and Tensors By Example: Including Cartesian Tensors, Quaternions, and Matlab Examples
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Vectors and Tensors By Example: Including Cartesian Tensors, Quaternions, and Matlab Examples
$39.95
$39.02
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If you have been confused by vectors, vector calculus, tensor analysis, or quaternions, this book is for you. Packed with examples, including Matlab examples, this book will show you: How to use Matlab to calculate dot and cross products, and solve linear equations;How to prove any vector identity using Cartesian tensors;How to derive the expressions for gradient, divergence, Laplacian, and curl in any curvilinear coordinate system;How to understand covariant and contravariant components of a vector;The meaning of Christoffel symbols in covariant differentiation;How to derive the curvature tensor;How quaternions can be used to describe vector rotations in 3-D space.
| Author: Richard E. Haskell |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Sep 25, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 322 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1515153118 |
| ISBN-13: 9781515153115 |
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