Special Functions for Scientists and Engineers
| AUTHOR | Bell, W. W. |
| PUBLISHER | Dover Publications (07/26/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Clear and comprehensive, this text provides undergraduates with a straightforward guide to special functions. It is equally suitable as a reference volume for professionals, and readers need no higher level of mathematical knowledge beyond elementary calculus. Topics include the solution of second-order differential equations in terms of power series; gamma and beta functions; Legendre polynomials and functions; Bessel functions; Hermite, Laguerre, and Chebyshev polynomials; Gegenbauer and Jacobi polynomials; and hypergeometric and other special functions. Three appendices offer convenient tabulation of principal results, and a generous supply of worked examples and problems includes some hints and solutions. 1968 edition. 25 figures.
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ISBN-13:
9780486435213
ISBN-10:
0486435210
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
247
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.54 x 8.49 inches
Weight:
0.63 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Engineering (General)
Technology & Engineering | Calculus
Dewey Decimal:
515.5
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004047768
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Clear and comprehensive, this text provides undergraduates with a straightforward guide to special functions. It is equally suitable as a reference volume for professionals, and readers need no higher level of mathematical knowledge beyond elementary calculus. Topics include the solution of second-order differential equations in terms of power series; gamma and beta functions; Legendre polynomials and functions; Bessel functions; Hermite, Laguerre, and Chebyshev polynomials; Gegenbauer and Jacobi polynomials; and hypergeometric and other special functions. Three appendices offer convenient tabulation of principal results, and a generous supply of worked examples and problems includes some hints and solutions. 1968 edition. 25 figures.
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