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On the Use of Integrals to Evaluate Series of Rational Terms
Costas J. Efthimiou
This article is written with the hope to draw attention to a method that uses integral transforms to find exact values for a large class of convergent series (and, in particular, s…
Trigonometric Series via Laplace Transforms
C. J. Efthimiou
The author's method (math-ph/9804010) that uses the Laplace transform to find exact values for a large class of convergent series is extended to trigonometric series.
Domino Waves
C. J. Efthimiou, M. D. Johnson
Motivated by a proposal of Daykin (Problem 71-19*, SIAM Review 13 (1971) 569), we study the wave that propagates along an infinite chain of dominoes and find the limiting speed of…
Hollywood Blockbusters: Unlimited Fun but Limited Science Literacy
C. J. Efthimiou, R. A. Llewellyn
In this article, we examine specific scenes from popular action and sci-fi movies and show how they blatantly break the laws of physics, all in the name of entertainment, but coinc…