
Delta Functions
Introduction to Generalised Functions
R. F. Hoskins(Author)
Horwood Publishing Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 31. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-904275-39-8 (ISBN)
Description
Delta Functions has now been updated, restructured and modernised into a second edition, to answer specific difficulties typically found by students encountering delta functions for the first time. In particular, the treatment of the Laplace transform has been revised with this in mind. The chapter on Schwartz distributions has been considerably extended and the book is supplemented by a fuller review of Nonstandard Analysis and a survey of alternative infinitesimal treatments of generalised functions.
Dealing with a difficult subject in a simple and straightforward way, the text is readily accessible to a broad audience of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. It can be used as a working manual in its own right, and serves as a preparation for the study of more advanced treatises. Little more than a standard background in calculus is assumed, and attention is focused on techniques, with a liberal selection of worked examples and exercises.
Dealing with a difficult subject in a simple and straightforward way, the text is readily accessible to a broad audience of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. It can be used as a working manual in its own right, and serves as a preparation for the study of more advanced treatises. Little more than a standard background in calculus is assumed, and attention is focused on techniques, with a liberal selection of worked examples and exercises.
Reviews / Votes
Review of the first edition:"I find this a good book to teach from and the students can actually read it." --Professor H. Westcott Vayo, University of Toledo, USA
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904275-39-8 (9781904275398)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
03/2009
2nd Edition
Woodhead Publishing
€68.95
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
02/1999
Horwood Publishing Ltd
€51.00
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Person
Content
1. Results from Elementary Analysis 2. The Dirac Delta Function 3. Properties of the Delta Function 4. Time-invariant Linear Systems 5. The Laplace Transform 6. Fourier Series and Transforms 7. Other Generalised Functions 8. Introduction to distributions 9. Integration Theory 10. Introduction to N.S.A 11. Nonstandard Generalised Functions