Table of Contents

Bernoulli, Euler and Stirling Numbers.

Useful Methods and Techniques.

The Gamma Function.

Differential Equations.

Hypergeometric Functions.

Orthogonal Polynomials.

Confluent Hypergeometric Functions.

Legendre Functions.

Bessel Functions.

Separating the Wave Equation.

Special Statistical Distribution Functions.

Elliptic Integrals and Elliptic Functions.

Numerical Aspects of Special Functions.

Bibliography.

Notations and Symbols.

Index.

About the Author

Nico M. Temme is the author of Special Functions: An Introduction to the Classical Functions of Mathematical Physics, published by Wiley.