Publisher's Synopsis
This text presents a summary of the basic theoretical structures of classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, statistical physics, special relativity and modern field theories.;The book can be used by advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students as a supplement to the standard texts and for a succinct review of the key areas. Professionals in such quantitative sciences as chemistry, engineering, computer science, applied mathematics and biophysics who need to brush up on the essentials of a particular area will find most of the required background material, including the mathematics.;Chapters may be read in any order, although the order in which they appear indicates roughly their level of difficulty and the extent to which a particular chapter depends upon knowledge and sophistication gained in preceding ones. Each chapter consists of a main part which gives the core theory and additional, optional sections that are more advanced and specialized.
