Spring 2011

                                             A collection of useful math

                                                    David M. Wood

                                    Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines

The following sections survey mathematics used frequently in physics courses; they are meant as reminders, not derivations. These are widely used but typically fall through the cracks of lots of physics (or math) courses. To the (limited) extent that a section depends on another section, they have been placed so that dependent sections occur downstream.

1. Zeroth Law of math in physics

   We are not permitted to add, subtract, or set equal quantities with different...