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GOOD: This book is in good condition, showing only the slightest sign of use and wear on the covers.
Product Details
Continued from the back cover: "Beginning with basic introductory material and an examination of Chebyshev and Fourier spectral methods, the text discusses cardinal functions, linear eigenvalue problems, matrix-solving methods, coordinate transformations, methods for unbounded intervals, spherical and cylindrical geometry, and much more. Seven helpful appendices include detailed information on basic functions, the continuation method, cardinal functions, and other practical topics.
"The book is geared toward graduate students, but prerequisites are minimal. An undergraduate exposure to Fourier series, complex variables, and elementary computer methods is useful, but not absolutely necessary, since chapters 2 to 5 cover a thorough, largely self-contained treatment of basic convergence and interpolation theory.
"Perfect for either a one- or two-semester course, this work combines both the mathematical rigor expected of a well-known mathematician and teacher, and an engaging literary style, reflecting the author's non-academic credentials as a writer of science fiction and mystery stories. Researchers as well as students will benefit from this readable, comprehensive work."
More on this Edition
- Revised Dover (2001) republication of the work originally published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1989.
- 7 Appendices.
- Glossary.
- Bibliography.
- Index.
- Over 160 text figures.
- xvi+668pp.
- 6½ x 9¼.
- Paperbound.
