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724 INDEX
Inverse functions, 201, 332
hyperbolic, 332
differentiation of, 338
trigonometric, 202, 332
differentiation of, 332
Inverse Laplace transforms, 638
using partial fractions, 640
Inverse matrix, 272, 274
Invert-gate, 106
Iterative methods, 76
Karnaugh maps, 102
Lagging angle, 154, 157
Lamina, 378
Laplace’s equation, 514, 515, 522
Laplace transforms, 627, 632
common notations, 627
definition, 627
derivatives, 634
for differential equations, 645
for simultaneous differential equations, 650
inverse, 638
using partial fractions, 640
linearity property, 627
of elementary functions, 627, 632
Laws of Boolean algebra, 99
growth and decay, 35
indices, 1
logarithms, 24, 324
probability, 545
Leading angle, 154, 158
Least-squares regression lines, 571
Leibniz notation, 288
theorem, 493
Leibniz–Maclaurin method, 495
Legendre polynomials, 509, 510
Legendre’s equation, 509
Level of significance, 592
L’Hopital’s rule, 73
Limiting values, 72, 288
Linear correlation, 567
first order differential equation, 455
regression, 571
second order differential equation, 475
velocity, 142
Logarithmic differentiation, 324
forms of inverse hyperbolic functions, 337
scale, 38
Logarithms, 24, 324
graphs of, 27, 193
laws of, 24, 324
Logic circuits, 106
universal, 110
Log-linear graph paper, 38
Log-log graph paper, 38
Lower class boundary value, 532
Maclaurin’s series/theorem, 67
numerical integration, 71
Mann–Whitney test, 620
Matrices, 267
to solve simultaneous equations, 277
Matrix, 267
adjoint, 274
determinant of, 267, 271, 273
inverse, 272, 274
reciprocal, 272, 274
unit, 271
Maximum point, 302, 355
practical problems, 306
Mean value, 376, 538
of waveform, 219
Measures of central tendency, 538
Median, 538
Mid-ordinate rule, 216, 435
Minimum point, 302, 355
practical problems, 306
Mode, 538
Modulus, 13, 239, 254
Moment of a force, 244
Nand-gate, 107, 110
Napierian logarithms, 24, 33
Natural logarithms, 24, 33
Newton–Raphson method, 83
Non-homogeneous differential equation, 475
Non-parametric tests, 607, 614
Nor-gate, 107, 110
Norm, 239
Normal, 310
approximation to binomial distribution, 591, 595
curve, 559
distribution, 559
equations, 571
probability paper, 563
standard variate, 559
Nose-to-tail method, 226
Not-function, 94
Not-gate, 106
Numerical integration, 71, 433
methods for first order differential equations, 460
Numerical method of harmonic analysis, 160, 683
Octal numbers, 88
Odd function, 43, 199, 669, 686, 695
Ogive, 533, 536
One-sided test, 593
Order of precedence, 2
Or-function, 94
Or-gate, 106
Osborne’s rule, 44
Pappus theorem, 380
Parabola, 191, 314
Parallel axis theorem, 383
Parallelogram method, 226
Parameter, 314
Parametric equations, 314
Partial differential equations, 512, 513