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This document discusses the history and applications of Fourier analysis. It notes that Fourier analysis was invented by Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, a French mathematician and physicist born in the late 18th century. The document then lists some of the main applications of Fourier analysis, such as signal processing, image processing, heat distribution mapping, wave simplification, and light simplification. It provides examples of how Fourier analysis can be used to transform signals from the time domain to the frequency domain using Fourier series equations. Charts are shown demonstrating this transformation for simple sine waves. The document cautions that Fourier analysis works best for stationary waves and that more advanced techniques are needed for non-stationary waves like music or speech.









