Mathematical handbook for scientists and engineers : definitions, theorems, and formulas for reference and review

A reliable source of definitions, theorems, and formulas, this authoritative handbook provides convenient access to information from every area of mathematics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Korn, Granino A. 1922-2013
Other Authors Korn, Theresa M.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2000.
EditionDover ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780486320236
0486320235
0486411478
9780486411477
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 1130 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Real and complex numbers. Elementary algebra
  • Plane analytic geometry
  • Solid analytic geometry
  • Functions and limits. Differential and integral calculus
  • Vector analysis
  • Curvilinear coordinate systems
  • Functions of a complex variable
  • The Laplace transformation and other functional transformations
  • Ordinary differential equations
  • Partial differential equations
  • Maxima and minima and optimization problems
  • Definitions of mathematical models: modern (abstract) algebra and abstract spaces
  • Matrices. Quadratic and hermitian forms
  • Linear vector spaces and linear transformations (linear operators). Representation of mathematical models in terms of matrices
  • Linear integral equations, boundary-value problems, and eigenvalue problems
  • Representation of mathematical models: tensor algebra and analysis
  • Differential geometry
  • Probability theory and random processes
  • Mathematical statistics
  • Numerical calculations and finite differences
  • Special functions
  • Formulas describing plane figures and solids
  • Plane and spherical trigonometry
  • Permutations, combinations, and related topics
  • Tables of Fourier expansions and Laplace-transform pairs
  • Integrals, sums, infinite series and products, and continued fractions
  • Numerical tables.