JesterArts Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 For an understanding of magnetic fields and waves, as they are relevant to typical electrical sciences (and perhaps to some degree light) I was wondering if a knowledge of calculus should be all thats necessary to understand the mathematical aspect of it. On that note, if I am to understand Einstein's papers, what else should I learn? I'd like to know what other maths I should pursue to have a decent grasp of the above things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 For an understanding of magnetic fields and waves, as they are relevant to typical electrical sciences (and perhaps to some degree light) I was wondering if a knowledge of calculus should be all thats necessary to understand the mathematical aspect of it. On that note, if I am to understand Einstein's papers, what else should I learn? I'd like to know what other maths I should pursue to have a decent grasp of the above things. A good understanding of vector calculus is required. For a very good understanding of EM one should learn special relativity and tensor analysis. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 In one word "yes". You will need to know some calculus and indeed as Pete states (old school) vector calculus is needed for most expositions. Knowing some differential geometry would also be useful for more advanced approaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesterArts Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thank you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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