A unified treatment of general wave phenomena and applications in physics, mechanics, engineering, and applied mathematics. Defines the general properties of linear and non-linear wave phenomena and illustrates the physical context in which the wave phenomena arise. Reviews advanced mathematical techniques where necessary for application.The book starts out covering mechanical waves in an extremely detailed and easy to follow method. It then moves to covering a variety of topics logically building on what you've learned; topics such as gasses, sound, electromagentic, shocks, optics, nonlinear waves, solitons, and more are all covered while introducing all the mathematics needed such as fourier analysis and complex variables. Book should be a recommended text for all undergraduates in the physical sciences and engineering. It provides a great foundation on which to build a more detailed study of all wave phenomena.
