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A Comparison Of The Accuracy Of Finite Difference Methods And Variational Methods In The Numerical Solution Of Partial Differential Equations, Robert F. Brodsky
A Comparison Of The Accuracy Of Finite Difference Methods And Variational Methods In The Numerical Solution Of Partial Differential Equations, Robert F. Brodsky
Mathematics & Statistics ETDs
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate some of the numerical methods available to solve partial differential equations intractable to analytic solutions with a view towards: 1. Indicating where particular methods appear most applicable, from the standpoints of accuracy, easy of solution, minimum expenditure of effort; and 2. Indicating the accuracy to be expected in the use of two of the more powerful methods investigated as applied to a problem of elasticity.
Beta And Gamma Distributions, Calvin Rogers
Beta And Gamma Distributions, Calvin Rogers
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The purpose of this paper is to exhibit the main properties of Gamma and Beta distributions and show their relation to certain well known distributions.
In chapter II the Gamma and Beta distributions are defined in terms of Gamma and Beta functions. The moments of these distributions are calculated, and the moment generating function and cumulant generating function for the Gamma distribution are obtained. The curves are classified with respect to parameter values and the curves are graphically illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3. The exponential distribution, as a special case of interest, is shown to be a Gamma …
The Use Of Kamke's Transformation In Approximating The Zeros Of Orthogonal Polynomials, Robert L. Daniels
The Use Of Kamke's Transformation In Approximating The Zeros Of Orthogonal Polynomials, Robert L. Daniels
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The importance of the classical orthogonal polynomials has long been acknowledged. It has not been possible, however, to represent them in such a way that all of their important properties are immediately evident. In particular, the location of the zeros of these polynomials is of considerable interest.
This thesis is primarily concerned with a different technique in which Kamke's transformation is applied to the differential equations frequently used to define these polynomials. The resulting trigonometric differential equations cannot be explicitly solved either, but certain characteristics of these solutions facilitate the derivation of approximations to the zeroes of the solutions.