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Author Biography

The Late MURRAY R. SPIEGEl received the M.S degree in Physics and the Ph.D. in Mathematics from Cornell University. He had positions at Harvard University, Columbia University, Oak Ridge and Rensselaer Polytechnic Insitute, and served as a mathematical consultant at several large Companies. His last Position was professor and Chairman of mathematics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hartford Graduate Center. He was interested in most branches of mathematics at the Rensselaer polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center. He was interested in most branches of mathematics, especially those which involve applications to physics and engineering problems. He was the author of numerous journal articles and 14 books on various topics in mathematics.

Table of Contents

The Laplace Transform.The Inverse Laplace Transform.Applications to Differential Equations.Applications to Integral and Difference Equations.Complex Variable Theory.Fourier Series and Integrals.The Complex Inversion Formula.Applications to Boundary-Value Problems.Appendix A: Table of General Properties of Laplace Transforms.Appendix B: Table of Special Laplace Transforms.Appendix C: Table of Special Functions.

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