LAPLACE TRANSFORM

TABLES
MATHEMATICS CENTRE 2000
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DEFINITION
The Laplace transform f s ( ) of a function f(t) is defined by:

0
) ( ) ( dt t f e s f
st
TRANSFORMS OF STANDARD FUNCTIONS
f(t) f s ( )
1
1
s
e
t
1
s +
1
T
e
t
T
1
1+ sT
1

e
t
( )

+ s s
te
t
( )
2
1
+ s
e e
t t

( )( )

+ +

s s
t
1
2
s
t
n
n
s
n
!
+1
e t
t n
( )
1
!
+
+
n
s
n

sin t
s
2 2
+
cost s
s
2 2
+
3
f(t) f s ( )
e t
t
sin
( )
2 2

+ + s
e t
t
cos
( )
2 2

+ +
+
s
s
1 cost
( )
2 2
2

+ s s
( ) t t t

cos sin
2
1
3

( )
2
2 2
1
+ s
t
t
2
sin
( )
2
2 2
+ s
s

,
_

t t e
t

sin cos
( )
2 2
+ + s
s
( ) + t sin
2 2
cos sin

+
+
s
s
t t e
t

cos sin +

( )( )
2 2
2 2


+ +
+
s s
sin
2
t
( )
2 2
2
4
2

+ s s
cos
2
t
( )
2 2
2 2
4
2

+
+
s s
s
sinh t
s
2 2

cosht s
s
2 2

4
f(t) f s ( )
t e
t

sinh

( )
2 2

+ s
t e
t

cosh

( )
2 2

+
+
s
s
t t sinh
( )
2
2 2
2

s
s
t t cosh
( )
2
2 2
2 2

+
s
s
( ) t t t

sinh cosh
2
1
3

( )
2
2 2
1
s
Transforms of Special Functions
Unit impulse : (t) 1
Unit step : H(t)
1
s
Ramp: tH(t)
1
2
s
Delayed Unit Impulse: (t-T) e
-sT
Delayed Unit Step: H(t-T) e
s
sT
Rectangular Pulse: H(t)-H(t-T) 1

e
s
sT
5
TRANSFORM THEOREMS
f(t) f s ( )
Damping: e
-t
f(t) f s ( ) +
Delay: f(t-T)H(t-T) e f s
sT
( )
Time scale:
f(kt)

,
_

k
s
f
k
1
Integral:

t
dt t f
0
) (
1
s
f s ( )
Differentiation
d
dt
f t ( )
d
dt
f t
2
2
( )
d
dt
f t
n
n
( )
sf s f ( ) ( ) 0
s f s sf f
2
0 0 ( ) ( ) ' ( )
s f s s f s f f
n n n n
( ) ( ) ' ( ) ... ( )
1 2 1
0 0 0
Initial Value: { } { } ) ( ) (
lim lim
0
s f s t f
s t

Final Value: { } { } ) ( ) (
lim lim
0
s f s t f
s t

Periodic Functions: If f(t) has period T then: dt e t f

e
s f
T
st
sT

0
) (
1
1
) (
further, if g(t) is defined as the first cycle of f(t), followed by zero, then f s
g s
e
sT
( )
( )

1
Square Wave:
4
, 1
2
1
) (
2
0 ) (
2
0 1 ) (
s
where
e e
e e
s
s f
T t
T
t f
T
t t f
T T
T T

1
]
1

< <
< <

Half-Wave Rectified Sine:

/ 2 2
1
1
) (
2
0 ) (
0 sin ) (
s
e s
s f
t t f
t t t f

< <
< <
Full-Wave Rectified Sine:

/
/
2 2
1
1
) ( sin ) (
s
s
e
e
s
s f t t f

+
+

6
Saw-Tooth Wave:
( )
sT
sT
e s
e
T s
s f T t
T
t
t f

< <
1
1
) ( 0 ) (
2