Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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1. alok-gMar 2025
   Here's an interesting book to consider:

   https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Engineering-Mathematics-Math...

   https://www.amazon.in/Advanced-Engineering-Mathematics-Mathu...

   https://khannapublishers.in/index.php?route=product/product&...

   (This sells in India for a mere US $4. Costlier elsewhere.)

   Pros:

   * This has the most exhaustive catalog of differential equations and methods to solving them that I have ever seen. An example would be the discussion on non-homogenous differential equations that I have never seen anywhere else at all.

   * While the subject matter is not easy, the book is complete in itself. A reader would not be led into a "dependency hell" or worse a cyclic dependencies of other materials to read.

   Cons:

   * Very low quality typesetting, print and paper quality. I wish a improved edition could be in the pipeline, however, the book is rather out of print.

   * The book is not focused on differential equations. The other material covered is however a bonus.

   Note: The authors were professors at my engineering college. Am however not associated with them in any way and I have no vested interest in recommending the book.

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2. kingkongjaffaMar 2023
   The best place I found was The Best Textbooks on Every Subject by lukeprog

   https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xg3hXCYQPJkwHyik2/the-best-t...

   some updates here: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tJrEDkbS76xX96YDR/update-the...

   It's quite old at this point, but most recommendations should be fairly evergreen.

   For plug and chug mathematics from 0 to graduate level try, because it is full of worked examples and exercises, is K.A Stroud Engineering Mathematics, and the Advanced Engineering Mathematics book by the same author. Warning they are Plug and Chug methods, you might also want to take a course on logic and proofs. But if you want to really nail the mechanics of solving typical problems you can't go wrong.

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3. DrNosferatuJan 2023
   The classic "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" by Erwin Kreyszig was absolutely 'good enough'. Maybe even more important - for me: it was one of the easiest books to follow and digest during my undergrad. See it as a solid base for other heavier/purer titles.
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4. fnordpigletJan 2023
   Advanced engineering mathematics by Kreyszig

   Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10Ed, Isv https://a.co/d/axcq9nk

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5. fnordpigletNov 2022
   Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Kreyszig
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6. biofoxOct 2022
   If you're not too concerned about proofs, I can highly recommend K. A. Stroud's 'Engineering Mathematics', and the follow-on text, 'Advanced Engineering Mathematics'.

   It leads the reader from basic arithmetic all the way up to complex analysis, one exercise at a time.

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