Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables

In summary, "Schaum's Outline of Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables" is a comprehensive reference book written by Seymour Lipschutz, Murray Spiegel, and John Liu. It covers a wide range of mathematical topics including formulas, geometry, calculus, differential equations, series, special functions and polynomials, Laplace and Fourier transforms, elliptic and miscellaneous special functions, inequalities and infinite products, probability and statistics, numerical methods, and financial tables. The book also includes tables for logarithmic, trigonometric, and exponential functions, as well as Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, elliptic integrals, and random numbers. It is a useful resource for solving complex mathematical problems and finding analytical solutions for differential equations.

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Table of Contents:
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[LIST]
[*] Formulas
[LIST]
[*] Elementary Constants, Products, Formulas
[LIST]
[*] Greek Alphabet and Special Constants
[*] Special Products and Factors
[*] The Binomial Formula and Binomial Coefficients
[*] Complex Numbers
[*] Solutions of Algebraic Equations
[*] Conversion Factors
[/LIST]
[*] Geometry
[LIST]
[*] Geometric Formulas
[*] Formulas from Plane Analytic Geometry
[*] Special Plane Curves
[*] Formulas from Solid Analytic Geometry
[*] Special Moments of Inertia
[/LIST]
[*] Elementary Transcendental Functions
[LIST]
[*] Trigonometric Functions
[*] Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
[*] Hyperbolic Functions
[/LIST]
[*] Calculus
[LIST]
[*] Derivatives
[*] Indefinite Integrals
[*] Tables of Special Indefinite Integrals
[*] Definite Integrals
[/LIST]
[*] Differential Equations and Vector Analysis
[LIST]
[*] Basic Differential Equations and Solutions
[*] Formulas from Vector Analysis
[/LIST]
[*] Series
[LIST]
[*] Series of Constants
[*] Taylor Series
[*] Bernoulli and Euler Numbers
[*] Fourier Series
[/LIST]
[*] Special Functions and Polynomials
[LIST]
[*] The Gamma Function
[*] The Beta Function
[*] Bessel Functions
[*] Legendre and Associated Legendre Functions
[*] Hermite Polynomials
[*] Laguerre and Associated Laguerre Polynomials
[*] Chebyshev Polynomials
[*] Hypergeometric Functions
[/LIST]
[*] Laplace and Fourier Transforms
[LIST]
[*] Laplace Transforms
[*] Fourier Transforms
[/LIST]
[*] Elliptic and Miscellaneous Special Functions
[LIST]
[*] Elliptic Functions
[*] Miscellaneous and Riemann Zeta Functions
[/LIST]
[*] Inequalities and Infinite Products
[LIST]
[*] 
[*] Infinite Products
[/LIST]
[*] Probability and Statistics
[LIST]
[*] Descriptive Statistics
[*] Probability
[*] Random Variables
[/LIST]
[*] Numerical Methods
[LIST]
[*] Interpolation
[*] Quadrature
[*] Solution of Nonlinear Equations
[*] Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations
[*] Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
[*] Iteration Methods for Linear Systems
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[*] Tables
[LIST]
[*] Logarithmic, Trigonometric, Exponential Functions
[LIST]
[*] Four Place Common Logarithms log_{10}N or log N
[*] Sin x (x in degrees and minutes)
[*] Cos x (x in degrees and minutes)
[*] Tan x (x in degrees and minutes)
[*] Conversion of Radians to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds or Fractions of Degrees
[*] Conversion of Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds to Radians
[*] Natural or Napierian Logarithms log_e x or ln x
[*] Exponential Functions  e^x
[*] Exponential Functions  e^{-x}
[*] Exponential, Sine, and Cosine Integrals
[/LIST]
[*] Factorial and Gamma Function, Binomial Coefficients
[LIST]
[*] Factorial n
[*] Gamma Function
[*] Binomial coefficients
[/LIST]
[*] Bessel Functions
[LIST]
[*] Bessel Functions J_0(x)
[*] Bessel Functions J_1(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Y_0(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Y_1(x)
[*] Bessel Functions I_0(x)
[*] Bessel Functions I_1(x)
[*] Bessel Functions K_0(x)
[*] Bessel Functions K_1(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Ber(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Bei(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Ker(x)
[*] Bessel Functions Kei(x)
[*] Values for Approximate Zeros of Bessel Functions
[/LIST]
[*] Legendre Polynomials
[LIST]
[*] Legendre Polynomials P_n(x)
[*] Legendre Polynomials P_n(cos(theta))
[/LIST]
[*] Elliptic Integrals
[LIST]
[*] Complete Elliptic Integrals of First and Second Kinds
[*] Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind
[*] Incomplete Elliptic Integral of the Second Kind
[/LIST]
[*] Financial Tables
[LIST]
[*] Compound amount: (1+r)^n
[*] Present Value of an Amount: (1+r)^{-n}
[*] Amount of an Annuity: \frac{(1+r)^n - 1}{r}
[*] Present Value of an Annuity: \frac{1-(1+r)^{-n}}{r}
[/LIST]
[*] Probability and Statistics
[LIST]
[*] Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve 
[*] Ordinates of the Standard Normal curve
[*] Percentile Values (t_p) for Student's t Distribution
[*] Percentile Values (\chi^2_p) for \chi^2 (Chi-Square) Distribution
[*] 95th Percentile Values for the F distribution
[*] 99th Percentile Values for the F distribution
[*] Random Numbers
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[*] Index of Special Symbols and Notations
[*] Index
[/LIST]
 
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Good reference. I mostly use it when I need analytical solutions of tricky differential equations.
 

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