Description
Published by McGraw-Hill since its first edition in 1941, this classic text is an introduction to Fourier series and their applications to boundary value problems in partial differential equations of engineering and physics. It will primarily be used by students with a background in ordinary differential equations and advanced calculus.
There are two main objectives of this text. The first is to introduce the concept of orthogonal sets of functions and representations of arbitrary functions in series of functions from such sets. The second is a clear presentation of the classical method of separation of variables used in solving boundary value problems with the aid of those representations.
The book is a thorough revision of the seventh edition and much care is taken to give the student fewer distractions when determining solutions of eigenvalue problems, and other topics have been presented in their own sections like Gibbs' Phenomenon and the Poisson integral formula
Features
Primary Focus: The text's primary focus is to find solutions to specific problems, primarily related to engineering and physics, rather than developing general theories.
Reorganization of Topics: Topics in the text have been realigned to provide a clearer presentation to students. Some topics have been given their own sections to lessen distractions to the students.
Problem Sets Revised: Problem sets have been broken up into more manageable segments to allow for each problem set to be very focused.
Examples Added: Additional examples have been added in each chapter to help illustrate important topics. Many of these have been proposed by users, including a more thorough discussion of Duhamel's principle, eigenvalues, and the Gamma function.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Fourier Series Chapter 2 Convergence of Fourier Series Chapter 3 Partial Differential Equations of Physics Chapter 4 The Fourier Method Chapter 5 Boundary Value Problems Chapter 6 Fourier Integrals and Applications Chapter 7 Orthonormal Sets Chapter 8 Sturm-Liouville Problems and Applications Chapter 9 Bessel Functions and Applications Chapter 10 Legendre Polynomials and Applications Chapter 11 Verification of Solutions and Uniqueness
James Ward Brown, The University of Michigan – Dearborn Ruel V. Churchill, The University of Michigan