Mathematical Methods

Chapter 10

 

¹ Named after the French analyst and mathematical physicist, Baron de Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830). While investigating heat conduction problems, he developed the theory of Fourier series and used it first in his memorable work Theorie Analytique de la Chaleur. This initiated a great mathematical activity and led to the development of a new branch of mathematics called Fourier Analysis.

² With the exception of the identity function f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ R, which is even as well as odd.

³ Euler, Leonhard (1707–1783), was a gifted Swiss mathematician, and the most prolific mathematician, who contributed to almost all branches of mathematics even after becoming totally blind in 1771. He studied under John Bernoulli and ...