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The subject of special functions is often presented as a collection
of disparate results, rarely organized in a coherent way. This book
emphasizes general principles that unify and demarcate the subjects
of study. The authors' main goals are to provide clear motivation,
efficient proofs, and original references for all of the principal
results. The book covers standard material, but also much more. It
shows how much of the subject can be traced back to two equations -
the hypergeometric equation and confluent hypergeometric equation -
and it details the ways in which these equations are canonical and
special. There is extended coverage of orthogonal polynomials,
including connections to approximation theory, continued fractions,
and the moment problem, as well as an introduction to new
asymptotic methods. There are also chapters on Meijer G-functions
and elliptic functions. The final chapter introduces Painleve
transcendents, which have been termed the 'special functions of the
twenty-first century'.
The subject of special functions is often presented as a collection
of disparate results, which are rarely organised in a coherent way.
This book answers the need for a different approach to the subject.
The authors' main goals are to emphasise general unifying
principles coherently and to provide clear motivation, efficient
proofs, and original references for all of the principal results.
The book covers standard material, but also much more, including
chapters on discrete orthogonal polynomials and elliptic functions.
The authors show how a very large part of the subject traces back
to two equations - the hypergeometric equation and the confluent
hypergeometric equation - and describe the various ways in which
these equations are canonical and special. Providing ready access
to theory and formulas, this book serves as an ideal graduate-level
textbook as well as a convenient reference.
Peter Smith has joined forces with skilled consultants to take his
piping series to the next level. The Planning Guide to Piping
Design covers the entire process of planning a plant model project
from conceptual to mechanical completion, and explains where the
piping lead falls in the process along with his roles and
responsibilities. Piping Engineering Leads (or PEL's) used to only
receive on-the-job training to learn the operation of producing a
process plant. Over time, more schools and programs have developed
a more advanced curriculum for piping engineers and designers.
However, younger generations of engineers and designers are growing
up with a much more technological view of piping design and are in
need of a handbook that will explain the proven methods of planning
and monitoring the piping design in step-by-step processes. This
handbook will provide mentors in the process piping industries the
bridge needed for the upcoming engineer and designer to grasp the
requirements of piping supervision in the modern age.
The Planning Guide to Piping Design, Second Edition, covers the
entire process of managing and executing project piping designs,
from conceptual to mechanical completion, also explaining what
roles and responsibilities are required of the piping lead during
the process. The book explains proven piping design methods in
step-by-step processes that cover the increasing use of new
technologies and software. Extended coverage is provided for the
piping lead to manage piping design activities, which include
supervising, planning, scheduling, evaluating manpower, monitoring
progress and communicating the piping design. With newly revised
chapters and the addition of a chapter on CAD software, the book
provides the mentorship for piping leads, engineers and designers
to grasp the requirements of piping supervision in the modern age.
The description for this book, Calculus on Heisenberg Manifolds.
(AM-119), will be forthcoming.
This textbook explores a selection of topics in complex analysis.
From core material in the mainstream of complex analysis itself, to
tools that are widely used in other areas of mathematics, this
versatile compilation offers a selection of many different paths.
Readers interested in complex analysis will appreciate the unique
combination of topics and connections collected in this book.
Beginning with a review of the main tools of complex analysis,
harmonic analysis, and functional analysis, the authors go on to
present multiple different, self-contained avenues to proceed.
Chapters on linear fractional transformations, harmonic functions,
and elliptic functions offer pathways to hyperbolic geometry,
automorphic functions, and an intuitive introduction to the
Schwarzian derivative. The gamma, beta, and zeta functions lead
into L-functions, while a chapter on entire functions opens
pathways to the Riemann hypothesis and Nevanlinna theory. Cauchy
transforms give rise to Hilbert and Fourier transforms, with an
emphasis on the connection to complex analysis. Valuable additional
topics include Riemann surfaces, steepest descent, tauberian
theorems, and the Wiener-Hopf method. Showcasing an array of
accessible excursions, Explorations in Complex Functions is an
ideal companion for graduate students and researchers in analysis
and number theory. Instructors will appreciate the many options for
constructing a second course in complex analysis that builds on a
first course prerequisite; exercises complement the results
throughout.
A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern
readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and
sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key
groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on
religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the
colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions:
persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books;
literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived;
the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published
in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an
important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern
Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of
the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century
America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in
part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do
not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern
readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and
sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key
groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on
religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the
colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions:
persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books;
literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived;
the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published
in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an
important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern
Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of
the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century
America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in
part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do
not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
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Treasure Island (DVD)
Patrick Troughton, Anthony Bate, Alfred Burke, Jack Watson, David Collings, …
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R306
Discovery Miles 3 060
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BBC adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel. When
Captain Billy Bones (Jack Watson) arrives at Daniel Hawkins (Terry
Scully)'s inn, the ailing Hawkins is glad to receive some money
from the old sailor. It transpires that Bones has in his possession
the map to some hidden treasure in the Bahamas, which he entrusts
to Daniel's young son, Jim (Ashley Knight). When Bones' former
shipmates, led by Long John Silver (Alfred Burke), arrive to claim
the map, Jim escapes. With the help of a local doctor and
magistrate, he sets sail for the tropics to discover Treasure
Island.
Time and Time Again is a story of time travel, deceit, and murder.
From Desert Storm to primitive New Mexico, Jon Allen Stanton lives
a double life, one of a twentieth-century man and one of a man
caught up in a time warp and living in prehistoric times. His life
and purpose for living in those ancient times is a compelling
adventure set in two different worlds. Revelation after revelation
makes this story take many different twists and turns and lead main
character Jon Stanton from now back to then.
I am writing this book in hopes that it will inspire you to examine
your own life and to ask yourself whether what you are doing is
reasonable and fair. Are your actions serving to advance justice or
impede it? When I speak of justice, I'm not just referring to a
legal system, but I am referring to truthfulness and integrity in
life. Much of what I have to say relates to my career in law. The
lessons I learned along the way apply to the life we live every
day. My life has been devoted to service. Service to my family, to
and through my church, and to my country. My intent in writing this
story is to reach young people who are beginning careers or are
beginning the education they need in order to gain entry into their
chosen fields.
From Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, V45, Part
2, May, 1955. Correspondence With Jefferson And Other Members Of
The American Philosophical Society And With Other Prominent
Americans.
This self-contained text, suitable for advanced undergraduates,
provides an extensive introduction to mathematical analysis, from
the fundamentals to more advanced material. It begins with the
properties of the real numbers and continues with a rigorous
treatment of sequences, series, metric spaces, and calculus in one
variable. Further subjects include Lebesgue measure and integration
on the line, Fourier analysis, and differential equations. In
addition to this core material, the book includes a number of
interesting applications of the subject matter to areas both within
and outside the field of mathematics. The aim throughout is to
strike a balance between being too austere or too sketchy, and
being so detailed as to obscure the essential ideas. A large number
of examples and 500 exercises allow the reader to test
understanding, practise mathematical exposition and provide a
window into further topics.
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