Fourier and Laplace Transforms [Hardcover]

A 2003 textbook on Fourier and Laplace transforms for undergraduate and graduate students.This textbook describes in detail the various Fourier and Laplace transforms that are used to analyze problems in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. These transforms decompose complicated signals into elementary signals, and are widely used across the spectrum of science and engineering. Applications include electrical and mechanical networks, heat conduction and filters. In contrast with other books, continuous and discrete transforms are treated with the same level of detail.This textbook describes in detail the various Fourier and Laplace transforms that are used to analyze problems in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. These transforms decompose complicated signals into elementary signals, and are widely used across the spectrum of science and engineering. Applications include electrical and mechanical networks, heat conduction and filters. In contrast with other books, continuous and discrete transforms are treated with the same level of detail.This textbook describes in detail the various Fourier and Laplace transforms that are used to analyze problems in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. These transforms decompose complicated signals into elementary signals, and are widely used across the spectrum of science and engineering. Applications include electrical and mechanical networks, heat conduction and filters. In contrast with other books, continuous and discrete transforms are given equal coverage.Preface; Introduction; 1. Signals and systems; 2. Mathematical prerequisites; 3. Fourier series: definition and properties; 4. The fundamental theorem of Fourier series; 5. Applications of Fourier series; 6. Fourier integrals: definition and properties; 7. The fundamental theorem of the Fourier integral; 8. Distributions; 9. The Fourier transform of distributions; 10. Applications of the Fourier integral; 11. Complex functions; 1lã"