1st Edition

The Newman Lectures on Mathematics

By John Newman, Vincent Battaglia Copyright 2018
216 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

216 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

Prof. Newman is considered one of the great chemical engineers of his time. His reputation derives from his mastery of all phases of the subject matter, his clarity of thought, and his ability to reduce complex problems to their essential core elements. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC, USA, and has won numerous national awards including every award offered by... Read more

Introduction and Philosophical Remarks

Differentiation of Integrals

Linear, First-Order Differential Equations

Linear Systems

Linearization of Nonlinear Problems

Reduction of Order

Linear, Second-Order Differential Equations

Euler’s Equation and Equations with Constant Coefficients

Series Solutions and Singular Points

Legendre’s Equation and Special Functions

The Laplace Transformation

Strum–Liouville Systems and Orthogonal Functions

Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations

Vector Calculus

Classification and Examples of Partial Differential Equations

Steady Heat Conduction in a Rectangle

Coordinate Transformations

A Disk Electrode in an Insulating Plane

Suspension of Charged Drops

Transient Temperature Distribution in a Slab

Inversion of Laplace Transforms by the Method of Residues

Similarity Transformations

Superposition Integrals and Integral Equations

Decomposition of Complicated Problems by Superposition

Migration in Rapid Double-Layer Charging

Biography

John Newman is Charles W. Tobias Chair of Electrochemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), USA. Before joining UC Berkeley, he was a senior scientist and principal investigator at the Energy Technologies Area (ETA), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA. He received his BS degree from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, and MS degree and PhD from UC Berkeley. He has been a recipient of the Onsager Professorship, 2002, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. His current research focus is on analysis and design of electrochemical systems, with batteries and fuel cells receiving the most attention. He is the author of over 300 technical publications, numerous plenary and invited lectures, and the book Electrochemical Systems.

Vincent Battaglia is a research scientist and group lead of Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division of ETA. He received his BS degree in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, and his MS degree and PhD in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley. He joined Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC, as a postdoctoral fellow and was later appointed as a chemical engineer, then technical coordinator for DOC PNGV office and coordinator of DOE VTO Battery Research there. He specializes in electrochemical energy storage and conversion and has received the Pacesetter Award from Argonne National Laboratory, the DOE R&D Award, the 2013 R&D 100 Award, and the FMC Corporation external research collaboration award.