The Integral Calculus of Finite Differences - Softcover

Fontana, Gregorio

 
9781545392638: The Integral Calculus of Finite Differences

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This is a translation of "Opuscoli Matemateci sopra il Teorema della Composizione delle Forze; e sopra il Calcolo Integrale delle Differenze Finite" by Gregorio Fontana, available from www.e-rara.ch. This is a broad but challenging introduction to Finite Differences, requiring of the reader a basic knowledge of differential and integral calculus, including the solution of differential equations, plus some acquaintance with series and finite difference equations. The contents comprise the following topics:



  • Summation of some simple series.

  • Integration of differential fractions.

  • Summation of reciprocal series.

  • The general term of a series with constant finite difference of some order.

  • Summation of the foregoing series.

  • Integration of a particular form of linear finite difference equation with variable coefficients.

  • Solution to a particular recurrency relation.

  • A Chess problem: given a starting and a finishing square, in how many ways may a castle pass from start to finish in just x moves? The solution requires the simultaneous solving of three first-order linear finite difference equations with constant coefficients.

  • Basic notions of finite differences of more than one variable.

  • The fitting of regular observed data to a describing equation.

  • + Comment on the composition of two Newtonian forces into a single force.


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