Functional equations in applied sciences

The book provides the reader with the different types of functional equations that s/he can find in practice, showing, step by step, how they can be solved. A general methodology for solving functional equations is provided in Chapter 2. The different types of functional equations are described and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castillo, Enrique
Other Authors: Ruiz-Cobo, Maria Reyes, Iglesias, Andrés
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed
Series:Mathematics in science and engineering
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Collection: Elsevier eBook collection Mathematics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface.
  • I. Functional Equations.
  • 1. Introduction and motivation
  • 2. Some methods for solving functional equations.
  • 3. Equations for one function of one variable.
  • 4. Equations with several functions in one variable.
  • 5. Equation for one function of several variables.
  • 6. Equations with functions of several variables.
  • 7. Functional equations and differential equations.
  • 8. Vector and matrix equations.
  • II. Applications of Functional Equations.
  • 9. Functional Networks.
  • 10. Applications to Science and Engineering.
  • 11. Applications to Geometry and CAGD.
  • 12. Applications to Economics.
  • 13. Applications to Probability and Statistics
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-386) and index