| Synopsis: |
* Includes nearly 4,000 linear partial differential equations (PDEs) with solutions * Presents solutions of numerous problems relevant to heat and mass transfer, wave theory, hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, elasticity, acoustics, electrodynamics, diffraction theory, quantum mechanics, chemical engineering sciences, electrical engineering, and other fields * Outlines basic methods for solving various problems in science and engineering * Contains much more linear equations, problems, and solutions than any other book currently available * Provides a database of test problems for numerical and approximate analytical methods for solving linear PDEs and systems of coupled PDEs New to the Second Edition * More than 700 pages with 1,500+ new first-, second-, third-, fourth-, and higher-order linear equations with solutions * Systems of coupled PDEs with solutions * Some analytical methods, including decomposition methods and their applications * Symbolic and numerical methods for solving linear PDEs with Maple, Mathematica, and MATLAB(R) * Many new problems, illustrative examples, tables, and figures To accommodate different mathematical backgrounds, the authors avoid wherever possible the use of special terminology, outline some of the methods in a schematic, simplified manner, and arrange the material in increasing order of complexity. |