This best-selling title provides in one handy volume the essential mathematical tools and techniques used to solve problems in physics. It is a vital addition to the bookshelf of any serious student of physics or research professional in the field. The authors have put considerable effort into revamping this new edition.

• Updates the leading graduate-level text in mathematical physics
• Provides comprehensive coverage of the mathematics necessary for advanced study in physics and engineering
• Focuses on problem-solving skills and offers a vast array of exercises
• Clearly illustrates and proves mathematical relations

New in the Sixth Edition:

• Updated content throughout, based on users' feedback
• More advanced sections, including differential forms and the elegant forms of Maxwell's equations
• A new chapter on probability and statistics
• More elementary sections have been deleted