3. Definition
The Laplace transform is.
Common notation:
s
dtett st
F
ffL
0
st
st
Gg
Ff
L
L
st
st
Gg
Ff
0
fF dtets st
0
vuvu dttttt
4. Definition
Notation:
Variables in italics t, s
Functions in time space f, g
Functions in frequency space F, G
Specific limits
t
t
t
t
flim0f
flim0f
0
0
5. Example Transforms
We will look at the Laplace transforms of:
The impulse function d(t)
The unit step function u(t)
The ramp function t
Sine and cosine
Exponential Function
Time differentiation
6. Impulse Function
The easiest transform is that of the impulse function:
1
δδ
0
0
s
st
e
dtettL
1δ t
7. Unit Step Function
Next is the unit step function
s
e
s
e
s
dte
dtett
s
st
st
st
1
1
0
1
uuL
0
0
0
0
11
00
u
t
t
t
s
t
1
u
8. Ramp Function
The ramp function
2
0
0
00
0
111
1
0
1
1
1
u
s
e
ss
dte
s
dte
s
e
s
t
dttett
st
st
stst
st
L
2
1
u
s
tt
t
t
ddf
f
st
st
e
s
te
1
g
ddg
9. The Sine Function
Sine requires two integration by parts:
tt
ss
dtet
ss
dtet
ss
stet
s
dtet
s
dtet
s
stet
s
dtettt
st
st
st
st
st
usin
11
sin
11
sin
11
cos
1
cos
1
0
cos
1
sin
1
sinusin
22
0
22
0
2
0
0
00
0
L
L
10. The Sine Function
Consequently:
1
1
usinL
1usinL1
usinL
11
usinL
2
2
22
s
tt
tts
tt
ss
tt
1
1
usin 2
s
tt
11. The Cosine Function
As does cosine:
tt
ss
dtet
ss
dtet
ss
stet
ss
dtet
ss
dtet
s
stet
s
dtettt
st
st
st
st
st
ucosL
11
cos
1
0
1
cos
11
sin
11
sin
11
sin
1
cos
1
cosucosL
2
0
22
0
2
0
0
00
0
12. The Cosine Function
Consequently:
1
ucos
ucos1
ucos
11
ucos
2
2
2
s
s
tt
stts
tt
ss
tt
L
L
LL
1
ucos 2
s
s
tt
13. Integration of Exponential Functions
We now have the following commutative diagram
ass
s
e at
11
L
assa
e
a
at
111
1L
1
ass
1
t
a
de
0
L
15. Integration
As a special case of the convolution
s
s
s
s
sttsd
t
F1
F
uff
0
LL
16. Summary
We have seen these Laplace transforms:
1
2
!
u
1
u
1
u
1δ
n
n
s
n
tt
s
tt
s
t
t
1
ucos
1
1
usin
1
1
u
2
2
s
s
tt
s
tt
s
tet
17. Summary
In this topic:
We defined the Laplace transform
Looked at specific transforms
Derived some properties
Applied properties