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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461392803321

Autore

Bhatia Rajendra <1952->

Titolo

Fourier series [[electronic resource] /] / by Rajendra Bhatia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Mathematical Association of America, c2005

ISBN

1-61444-104-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Collana

Classroom resource materials

Disciplina

515.2433

Soggetti

Fourier series

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Heat conduction and fourier series -- Convergence of fourier series -- Odds and ends -- Convergence in L2 and L1 -- Some applications -- A note on normalisation.

Sommario/riassunto

Fourier Series is a concise introduction to Fourier series covering history, major themes, theorems, examples, and applications. It can be used to learn this subject, and also to supplement, enhance, and embellish undergraduate courses on mathematical analysis.  The book begins with a description of the problem that led Fourier to introduce his famous theory and a brief summary of the rich history of the subject over three centuries. The subject is presented in a way that enables the reader to appreciate how a mathematical theory develops in stages from a practical problem (such as conduction of heat) to an abstract theory dealing with concepts such as sets, functions, infinity, and convergence. The abstract theory provides unforeseen applications in diverse areas.   Examples, exercises, and directions for further reading and research are given, along with a chapter that provides material at a more advanced level suitable for graduate students. The author demonstrates applications of the theory as well as a broad range of problems. Exercises of varying levels of difficulty are scattered throughout the book. These will help readers test their understanding of the material.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970704603321

Autore

Ruether Rosemary Radford

Titolo

America, Amerikkka : elect nation and imperial violence / / Rosemary Radford Ruether

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox, 2007

London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox, , 2007

ISBN

1-315-71120-6

1-317-49124-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Religion and violence

Disciplina

973

Soggetti

Manifest Destiny

Imperialism - History

Political messianism - United States - History

Religion and politics - United States - History

National characteristics, American

Racism - Political aspects - United States - History

Protest movements - United States - History

United States Foreign relations

United States Territorial expansion

United States Politics and government

United States Race relations Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-282) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the two faces of America: the ideal America as deception and as protest -- 1. Elect nations of Europe and the making of the American myth of chosenness -- 2. The rights of man and the excluded others: the revolutionary era and beyond -- 3. Manifest destiny and Anglo-Saxon racism: 1815-1875 -- 4. Manifest destiny and American empire: 1890-1934 -- 5. America's global mission: the Cold War era, 1945-89 -- 6. American empire and its denouement: 1990-2007 -- 7. Alternative visions of America: the protest tradition -- 8. Toward a U. S. theology of liberation and letting go.

Sommario/riassunto

America, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns of the



U.S. American view of themselves as an elect nation inhabiting a ""promised land"" and enjoying a uniquely favored relation with God and a mission to spread ""redemption"" qua ""democracy"" throughout the world. This view of unique election has been coupled racial exclusivism privileging and marginalizing non-whites as citizens of the nation. In the 18th and 19th centuries a doctrine of the ""rights of man"" excluded the two primary non-white groups present in the territory, Native Americans and Africans. Manifest Destiny