Special Functions of Mathematics for Engineers

Professor of Mathematics at University of Central Florida. Also member of Department of Electrical Engineering. DPhil from Michigan State University in theoretical mechanics. Interests in laser propagation through turbulent media, signal processing, special functions. In short, a wide background in (mathematical) physical sciences.

• 1. Infinite series, Improper integrals, and Infinite products ; 2. The gamma function and related functions ; 3. Other functions defined by integrals ; 4. Legendre polynomials and related functions ; 5. Other orthogonal polynomials ; 6. Bessel functions ; 7. Bessel functions of other kinds ; 8. Applications involving Bessel functions ; 9. The hypergeometric function ; 10. The confluent hypergeometric function ; 11. Generalized hypergeometric function ; Bibliography ; List of special Function formulae ; Selected answers to exercises ; Index

suitable for use as a classroom text in courses dealing with higher mathematical functions or as reference text for practicing engineers and scientists