D. Waltham

Mathematics: a Simple Tool for Geologists (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Uses geological examples to illustrate mathematical ideas. Contains a large number of worked examples, and problems for students to attempt themselves. Answers to all the questions are given at the end of the book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134983018
• Artikelnr.: 39478536

Autorenporträt

David Waltham obtained a first-class degree and a PhD in Physics before moving into the oil industry in the early 1980s. This industrial experience led to his appointment, in 1986, as a lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, where he became Head of Earth Sciences from 2008-2012.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
1. Mathematics as a tool for solving geological problems.
2. Common relationships between geological variables.
3. Equations and how to manipulate them.
4. More advanced equation manipulation.
5. Trigonometry.
6. More about graphs.
7. Statistics.
8. Differential calculus.
9. Integral calculus.
Appendix A - useful equations.
Appendix B - answers to problems.
Index