'In this book, Yang provides an introduction to the fundamental mathematics that all Earth scientists should attain. The book is self-contained and provides an essential toolkit of basic mathematics...Even though the book has been designed to offer good introduction to nonmathematicians and freshman geoscientists, it can also be used as a quick reference book for refreshing elementary mathematical concepts commonly used in Earth sciences by experienced geoscientists.' The Leading Edge
Xin-She Yang received his DPhil in applied mathematics from the University of Oxford, he is a senior research fellow at the University of Cambridge.
Contents. Preface. 1 Preliminary Mathematics I. 2 Preliminary Mathematics II. 3 Binomial Theorem and Sequences. 4 Trigonometry and Spherical Trigonometry. 5 Complex Numbers. 6 Differentiation. 7 Integration. 8 Fourier Transforms. 9 Vectors. 10 Matrix Algebra. 11 Ordinary Differential Equations. 12 Partial Differential Equations. 13 Geostatistics. 14 Numerical Methods. Bibliography. Glossary. Mathematical Formulae. Epilogue. Index