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                                        Laurent expansion, 725–727                 independent vectors, defined, 167
                                                                                            n
                                        Leading entry, 203, 207–208                n-space (R ), 167–174
                                        Least squares vectors (lsv), 180,          spanning sets, 167–174
                                            232–236                                theorems for, 168–172
                                          auxiliary lsv systems, 233–236           Wronskian (W), 46–47
                                          data fitting and, 232–236               Linear differential equations, 16–20,
                                          nonsingular matrices and, 234–236          43–75, 145–342
                                          orthogonal projection and, 180,          constant coefficient case for, 50–54
                                              233–234                              defined, 16
                                          regression line, 236                     determinants, 247–265
                                          vectors for systems, 232–236             diagonalization, 277–283
                                        Legendre polynomials, 518–532, 799         eigenvalues, 267–276
                                          differential equation, 518–519
                                                                                   Euler’s equation, 72–74
                                          distribution of charged particles,
                                                                                   first-order, 16–20
                                              application of, 530–531
                                                                                   forcing function ( f ),43
                                          eigenfunction expansions and,
                                                                                   homogeneous equations, 45–48
                                              518–532
                                                                                   homogeneous systems, 213–219
                                          Fourier-Legendre expansions,
                                                                                   initial value problem for, 45–47
                                              525–528
                                                                                   integral curves for, 44–45
                                          generating function for, 521–523
                                                                                   integrating factor, 17
                                          MAPLE commands for, 799
                                                                                   matrices, 187–246, 277–293
                                          recurrence relation for, 523–524
                                                                                   matrix inverses for, 229–231
                                          Rodrigues’s formula and, 532
                                                                                   matrix operations for systems,
                                          zeros of, 528–569
                                                                                       213–226
                                        Length, vectors, 148
                                                                                   nonhomogeneous equations, 48–49,
                                        Level surface of gradient field ϕ,
                                                                                       55–60
                                            359–361
                                                                                   nonhomogeneous systems, 220–226
                                        Limits L, complex functions, 677–678
                                                                                   reduction of order method for, 51–52
                                        Line integrals, 367–373
                                                                                   second-order, 43–75
                                          arc length and, 372–373
                                          curves and, 367–372                      spring motion, applications for, 61–71
                                          defined, 368–370                          systems of, 187–246, 295–342
                                        Lineal elements, 137                       vectors, 147–186
                                        Linear dependence and independence,        Wronskian (W) of, 46–47
                                            46–47, 167–174, 181–182,             Linear fractional transformation, 758
                                            272–273, 296–300, 308–312            Linear systems, see Systems of
                                          dependent vectors, defined, 167             differential equations
                                          eigenvectors (E), 272–273, 308–312     Linear transformations (mapping),
                                          function space C[a, b], 181–182            240–246
                                          homogeneous linear differential          function (T ), 241
                                              equations, 46–47, 296–300            one-to-one, 242–245
                                          homogeneous linear system solutions      onto, 242
                                              and, 308–312                         null space, 246




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