Dedication |
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Contents |
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Acknowledgments |
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Author |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations |
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1.1 Classification of Differential Equations |
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1.2 Separation of Variables |
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1.3 Homogeneous Equations |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (11) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (13) |
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Chapter 2 Higher-Order Ordinary Differential Equations |
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47 | (54) |
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2.1 Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients |
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51 | (8) |
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2.2 Simple Harmonic Motion |
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59 | (4) |
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2.3 Damped Harmonic Motion |
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63 | (5) |
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2.4 Method of Undetermined Coefficients |
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68 | (5) |
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2.5 Forced Harmonic Motion |
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73 | (7) |
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2.6 Variation of Parameters |
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80 | (5) |
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2.7 Euler-Cauchy Equation |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (5) |
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93 | (8) |
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101 | (46) |
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101 | (8) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (2) |
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3.4 Row Echelon Form and Gaussian Elimination |
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115 | (14) |
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3.5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors |
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129 | (7) |
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3.6 Systems of Linear Differential Equations |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 Vector Calculus |
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147 | (42) |
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147 | (7) |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (5) |
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4.4 The Potential Function |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (7) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (7) |
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181 | (8) |
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189 | (60) |
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190 | (12) |
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5.2 Properties of Fourier Series |
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202 | (9) |
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5.3 Half-Range Expansions |
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211 | (5) |
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5.4 Fourier Series with Phase Angles |
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216 | (4) |
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5.5 Complex Fourier Series |
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220 | (5) |
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5.6 The Use of Fourier Series in the Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations |
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225 | (7) |
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5.7 Finite Fourier Series |
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232 | (17) |
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Chapter 6 The Fourier Transform |
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249 | (46) |
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249 | (13) |
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6.2 Fourier Transforms Containing the Delta Function |
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262 | (2) |
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6.3 Properties of Fourier Transforms |
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264 | (11) |
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6.4 Inversion of Fourier Transforms |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (4) |
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6.6 The Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations by Fourier Transforms |
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283 | (2) |
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6.7 The Solution of Laplace's Equation on the Upper Half-Plane |
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285 | (2) |
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6.8 The Solution of the Heat Equation |
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287 | (8) |
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Chapter 7 The Laplace Transform |
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295 | (52) |
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7.1 Definition and Elementary Properties |
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295 | (4) |
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7.2 The Heaviside Step and Dirac Delta Functions |
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299 | (8) |
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307 | (8) |
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7.4 The Laplace Transform of a Periodic Function |
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315 | (2) |
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7.5 Inversion by Partial Fractions: Heaviside's Expansion Theorem |
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317 | (7) |
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324 | (5) |
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7.7 Solution of Linear Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients |
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329 | (18) |
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Chapter 8 The Wave Equation |
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347 | (40) |
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348 | (3) |
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8.2 Initial Conditions: Cauchy Problem |
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351 | (1) |
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8.3 Separation of Variables |
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351 | (14) |
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365 | (7) |
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8.5 Numerical Solution of the Wave Equation |
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372 | (15) |
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Chapter 9 The Heat Equation |
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387 | (32) |
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9.1 Derivation of the Heat Equation |
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387 | (2) |
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9.2 Initial and Boundary Conditions |
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389 | (1) |
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9.3 Separation of Variables |
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390 | (15) |
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9.4 The Superposition Integral |
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405 | (4) |
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9.5 Numerical Solution of the Heat Equation |
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409 | (10) |
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Chapter 10 Laplace's Equation |
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419 | (24) |
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10.1 Derivation of Laplace's Equation |
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419 | (2) |
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421 | (1) |
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10.3 Separation of Variables |
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422 | (7) |
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10.4 Poisson's Equation on a Rectangle |
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429 | (4) |
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10.5 Numerical Solution of Laplace's Equation |
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433 | (10) |
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Chapter 11 The Sturm-Liouville Problem |
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443 | (50) |
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11.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions |
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444 | (13) |
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11.2 Orthogonality of Eigenfunctions |
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457 | (4) |
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11.3 Expansion in Series of Eigenfunctions |
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461 | (24) |
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11.4 Finite Element Method |
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485 | (8) |
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Chapter 12 Special Functions |
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493 | (78) |
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12.1 Legendre Polynomials |
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495 | (24) |
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519 | (48) |
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12.A Appendix A: Derivation of the Laplacian in Polar Coordinates |
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567 | (1) |
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12.B Appendix B: Derivation of the Laplacian in Spherical Polar Coordinates |
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568 | (3) |
Answers to the Odd-Numbered Problems |
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571 | (18) |
Index |
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