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    1) The Legendre equation and generating function are introduced to define Legendre polynomials. 2) Rodrigues's formula, recurrence relations, orthogonality, and other key properties of Legendre polynomials are covered. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating specific Legendre polynomials using various properties, expanding functions as Legendre series, and solving related problems.

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    1) The Legendre equation and generating function are introduced to define Legendre polynomials. 2) Rodrigues's formula, recurrence relations, orthogonality, and other key properties of Legendre polynomials are covered. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating specific Legendre polynomials using various properties, expanding functions as Legendre series, and solving related problems.

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    1) The Legendre equation and generating function are introduced to define Legendre polynomials. 2) Rodrigues's formula, recurrence relations, orthogonality, and other key properties of Legendre polynomials are covered. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating specific Legendre polynomials using various properties, expanding functions as Legendre series, and solving related problems.

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    CHAPTER 2 LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS

    Legendre Equation 1  x y   2 xy   k k  1y  0


    2

    where k  R and k  1 .

    Rodrigues’s Formula Legendre Generating Function


    1 dk 2
    Px x   k k
    x  1k  p x t k

    1
    2 k! dx k
    1  2 xt  t 2
    k 0

    Pascal Triangular
    Binomial Expansion

    nx nn  1x 2 nn  1n  2 x 3 nn  1n  2n  3x 4


    1  x n  1     
    1! 2! 3! 4!

    Examples:
    1) Use the Legendre generating functions to derive ive the recurrence formula
    2k  1 k
    Pk 1 x   xPx  x   Pk 1 x  . (Example 2.6)
    k 1 k 1
    Examples: 2) Use the generating function to show that P0  x   1 , P1 x   x and
    1) Use the Rodrigues’ss formula to generate the
    P2 x   3x 2  1. (Example 2.2)
    1
    Legendre Polynomials P1 x  , P2 x  and P3 x  .
    2
    2) Use the Rodrigues’ss formula to generate the 3) Use the generating function to show that Pn  1   1n . (Example 2.3)
    first linearly independent solution for the
    Legendre equation 1  x 2 y   2 xy   42 y  0
    Recurrence Formula Orthogonality Series of Legendre Polynomials

    2k  1 k 0 ,m  k 

     A P x 
    1
    a) Pk 1 x   xPx  x   Pk 1  x   f x  
    k 1 k 1
     Pm  x Pk x dx   2
     2k  1 , m  k k 0
    k k

     A0 P0 x   A1P1  x   A2P2 x   A3P3  x   


    1

     
    b) Pk 1 x   Pk 1 x   2k  1Px  x  where
    Examples: 1
    2k  1

    1
    f x Pk  x dx
     P x P x dx
    Ak 
    1) 3 10 2
    Examples: 1
    1

    1. Given P0 x   1 and P1 x   x , find 1

    P2  x  and P3  x  . (Example 2.4)


    2. Use the recurrence formula to solve
    2)

    1
    P200 x 2 dx Examples:
    1) Express f x   2 x  1 , 0  x  1 as a
    2

    1 0 ,1  x  0
     P3  x dx and write in terms of P3  x  3)
     x P x  dx
    3 2 

     A P x  until the
    10
    Legendre series
    and P4 x  . (Video Exercise 2.2) 1 k k
    k 0
    3. Express P0 x  in terms of P3  x  and (Example 2.7)
    first three non-zero terms. (Example
    P4 x  . 2.8)

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