Laplace Transform Basics
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What is the Laplace transform used for in science and engineering?

  • Solving linear differential equations (correct)
  • Converting algebraic equations to differential equations
  • Solving quadratic equations
  • Converting complex variables to real variables
  • Who is the Laplace transform named after?

  • Pierre-Simon Laplace (correct)
  • Thomas Bromwich
  • Niels Henrik Abel
  • Mathias Lerch
  • What did Laplace write extensively about in 1814?

  • Generating functions (correct)
  • Convolution
  • Algebraic equations
  • Probability theory
  • Who further developed the theory of the Laplace transform in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the widespread use of the Laplace transform in engineering come about?

    <p>During and soon after World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Laplace transform used for in mathematics?

    <p>Converting functions of a real variable into a function of a complex variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the Laplace transform named after?

    <p>Pierre-Simon Laplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Laplace transform similar to in Laplace's work on probability theory?

    <p>Generating functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the widespread use of the Laplace transform in engineering come about?

    <p>During and soon after World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who further developed the theory of the Laplace transform in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

    <p>Thomas Bromwich</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician and astronomer is the Laplace transform named after?

    <p>Pierre-Simon Laplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of equations does the Laplace transform help to solve?

    <p>Linear differential equations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who gave little attention to the continuous variable case of the Laplace transform?

    <p>Pierre-Simon Laplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which integral transform converts a function of a real variable to a function of a complex variable?

    <p>Laplace transform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mathematician wrote extensively about the use of generating functions and contributed to the evolution of the integral form of the Laplace transform?

    <p>Pierre-Simon Laplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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