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1 Basic Review and Elementary Facts |
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1.1 Why Study Inequalities? |
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1.2 Quick Review of the Basics |
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1.3 Triangle Inequality for Real Numbers |
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1.4 Simple Inequalities for Real Functions of One Variable |
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1.5 Complex Numbers and Some Complex Functions |
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1.6 Vectors in Rn and Associated Inequalities |
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1.7 Some Techniques for Establishing Inequalities |
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28 | (5) |
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2 Methods from the Calculus |
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2.2 Limits and Continuity |
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2.3 Basic Results for Integrals |
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2.4 Results from the Differential Calculus |
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3 Some Standard Inequalities |
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3.2 Bernoulli's Inequality |
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3.4 Inequality of the Means |
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56 | (3) |
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3.6 Minkowski's Inequality |
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3.7 Cauchy--Schwarz Inequality |
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3.8 Chebyshev's Inequality |
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3.10 Friedrichs- and Poincare-Type Inequalities |
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4 Inequalities in Abstract Spaces |
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96 | (3) |
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5.2 Estimation of Integrals |
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5.7 Special Functions of Mathematical Physics |
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119 | (2) |
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5.10 Electrostatic Fields and Capacitance |
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124 | (5) |
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5.11 Applications to Matrices |
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5.12 Topics in Signal Analysis |
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136 | (3) |
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5.13 Dynamical System Stability and Control |
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5.14 Some Inequalities of Probability |
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5.15 Applications in Communication Systems |
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5.16 Existence of Solutions |
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5.17 A Duality Theorem and Cost Minimization |
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6 Inequalities for Differential Equations |
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6.2 Gronwall's Inequality |
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6.3 On Poisson's Equation |
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6.4 Membrane with Fixed Edge |
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6.5 Theory of Linear Elasticity |
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6.6 Theory of Elastic Plates |
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6.7 On the Weak Setup of Linear Mechanics Problems |
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7 A Brief Introduction to Interval Analysis |
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179 | (1) |
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7.2 The Interval Number System |
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180 | (2) |
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7.3 Outward Rounding for Rigorous Containment of Solutions |
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182 | (1) |
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7.4 Interval Extensions of Real-Valued Functions |
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182 | (4) |
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7.5 A Few Techniques of Interval Analysis |
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186 | (6) |
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Appendix A Hints for Selected Problems |
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References |
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Index |
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