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How long does it take to read Mathematical Methods for Physicists?

George Arfken, Hans J. Weber, Frank E. Harris

Mathematical Methods for Physicists by George Arfken, Hans J. Weber, Frank E. Harris takes about 18 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 18 hours 28 minutes

A long haul

First published 1966. 1,007 pages, about 276,925 words.

37 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 30 hours 46 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 18 hours 28 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 11 hours 32 minutes

The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Providing coverage of the mathematics necessary for advanced study in physics and engineering, this text focuses on problem-solving skills and offers a vast array of exercises, as well as clearly illustrating and proving mathematical relations.

Subjects: Mathematics, Mathematical physics, Mathematical models, Mathematical analysis, Mathematical & computational, Applied

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