Rationalized Haar functions are developed to approximate the solution of th
e differential equations. Properties of rationalized Haar functions are fir
st presented, the operational matrix of integration together with product o
perational matrix are utilized to reduce the computation of differential eq
uations into algebraic equations. The method is computationally attractive,
and applications are demonstrated through illustrative examples. (C) 2001
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