Considered one of Europe’s leading applied mathematicians, Luis Manuel Braga de Costa Campos has authored 9 books, 129 papers in 56 journals, and 203 communications to symposia. He holds 2 patents in the US and UK and has been involved in over 40 research projects with international external funding. Dr. Campos also received the Von Karman Medal from the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) and Research and Technology Organization (RTO). Participation in AGARD/RTO included a vice-chairmanship of the System Concepts and Integration Panel, chairmanship of the Flight Mechanics and Flight Vehicle Integration Panels, and membership in the Flight Test Techniques Working Group.

"... strongly application oriented. ... The language (text, figures) of the book is precise, attractive, inspiring, and very readable. The book is strongly recommended for students, teachers, and scientists. It is very good for self-study." -Zentralblatt MATH 1297 "Engineers looking for detailed approaches to the use of distributions in solving problems will certainly want to dip into this text. It certainly satisfies its stated aim..." -MAA Reviews

• List of Classifications, Diagrams, Lists, Notes, and Tables. Mathematical Symbols. Physical Quantities. Limit of a Sequence of Functions. Shape of a Loaded String. Functionals over Test Functions. Bending of Bars and Beams. Differential Operators and Geometry. Axisymmetric Flows and Four Sphere Theorems. Convolution, Reciprocity, and Adjointness. Electric/Magnetic Multipoles and Images. Multidimensional Harmonic Potentials. Twenty Examples.

Considered one of Europe’s leading applied mathematicians, Luis Manuel Braga de Costa Campos has authored 9 books, 129 papers in 56 journals, and 203 communications to symposia. He holds 2 patents in the US and UK and has been involved in over 40 research projects with international external funding. Dr. Campos also received the Von Karman Medal from the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) and Research and Technology Organization (RTO). Participation in AGARD/RTO included a vice-chairmanship of the System Concepts and Integration Panel, chairmanship of the Flight Mechanics and Flight Vehicle Integration Panels, and membership in the Flight Test Techniques Working Group.

"... strongly application oriented. ... The language (text, figures) of the book is precise, attractive, inspiring, and very readable. The book is strongly recommended for students, teachers, and scientists. It is very good for self-study." -Zentralblatt MATH 1297 "Engineers looking for detailed approaches to the use of distributions in solving problems will certainly want to dip into this text. It certainly satisfies its stated aim..." -MAA Reviews

• List of Classifications, Diagrams, Lists, Notes, and Tables. Mathematical Symbols. Physical Quantities. Limit of a Sequence of Functions. Shape of a Loaded String. Functionals over Test Functions. Bending of Bars and Beams. Differential Operators and Geometry. Axisymmetric Flows and Four Sphere Theorems. Convolution, Reciprocity, and Adjointness. Electric/Magnetic Multipoles and Images. Multidimensional Harmonic Potentials. Twenty Examples.