Legendre Polynomials, Properties And Applications

Authors: MEZIE ENYINNAYA | Natural & Applied Sciences Cell Biology and Genetics Projects 50 pages 6,621 words

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ABSTRACT

Legendre's equation is a second order differential equation given as (1 -x2 -2xy'+m(m+l)y=O Like most differential equations, it can be solved using various methods. This work uses the power series method to arrive at a solution known as the Legendre polynomials. This forms the heart of chapter two. Properties of Legendre polynomials which include orthogonal, generating function, recurrence relation and Legendre-Fourier series as the best least square approximation for integrable functions were discussed in chapter three. Finally, the zeros of Legendre polynomials were treated in the last chapter

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