Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

First Advisor

Stanton, Charles

Second Advisor

Hasan, Zahid

Third Advisor

Chavez, Joseph, and Williams, Peter

Abstract

This thesis will show work on Orthogonal Polynomials. In mathematics, the type of polynomials that are orthogonal to each other under inner product are called orthogonal polynomials. Jacobi polynomials, Laguerre polynomials, and Hermite polynomials are examples of classical orthogonal polynomials that was invented in the nineteenth century. The theory of rational approximations is one of the most important applications of orthogonal polynomials.

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Number Theory Commons

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