Partial Differential Equations: Sources and Solutions

The author strikes a balance between rigor and ease of comprehension, while bravely confronting some mathematically untidy applications such as heat flow in a cylindrical wedge where the flat sides (rather than the cylindrical side) are heated externally. Topics include Fourier methods, differential equations of physics and engineering, methodology for the Sturm-Liouville sub-problems, Green's functions for non-homogeneous partial differential equations, and perturbation methods and their use in applied mathematics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.