Applied Mathematics: A Contemporary Approach
John David Logan · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1987
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND SCALING: Dimensional Analysis The Buckingham Pi Theorem Scaling PERTURBATION METHODS: Regular Perturbation Singular Perturbation Boundary Layer Analysis Two Applications CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS: Variational Problems Necessary Conditions for Extrema The Simplest Problem Generalizations Hamiltonian Theory Isoperimetric Problems EQUATIONS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS: Partial Differential Equations The Diffusion Equation Classical Techniques Integral Equations WAVE PHENOMENA IN CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS: Wave Propagation Mathematical Models of Continua The Wave Equation Gasdynamics Fluid Motions in R3 STABILITY AND BIFURCATION: Intuitive Ideas One Dimensional Problems Two Dimensional Problems Hydrodynamic Stability SIMILARITY METHODS Invariant Variational Problems Invariant Partial Differential Equations The General Similarity Method DIFFERENCE METHODS FOR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: Finite Difference Methods The Diffusion Equation The Laplace Equation Hyperbolic Equations Index.