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THE (UNFINISHED) PDE COFFEE TABLE BOOK
Lloyd N. Trefethen and Kristine Embree, editors
Unpublished, 2001
During 2000-2001 a group project based in the Oxford University
was begun to write this book. The vision was 100 2-page spreads,
each one giving exactly the most useful possible starting information
about a different partial differential equation, with
beautiful color illustrations. Many people
at Oxford and around the world contributed drafts, which were then
extensively rewritten and edited to help bring about a uniform style
and mathematical level.
In the end, 34 of the pieces were brought into reasonably finished form.
Many people have asked since then about the status of the PDE Coffee Table
Book. Unfortunately, we have had to tell them that the project is stalled,
with no plans at present to complete it.
As people keep asking, it seems unreasonable not to make
this easily available. Thus, with pride for what we finished and
regret for what we didn't, here are the 34 finished pages.
The numbers (which are not all distinct)
give some idea of where each page might have ended up
in the finished book.
These may be used freely for educational purposes, but all
publication rights are reserved. Copyright Lloyd N. Trefethen, 2011.
Nick Trefethen
Oxford University Mathematical Institute
24-28 St. Giles
Oxford OX1 3LB, UK
[email protected]
