Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2013, Article ID 542839, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/542839
Research Article
New Wavelets Collocation Method for
Solving Second-Order Multipoint Boundary Value Problems
Using Chebyshev Polynomials of Third and Fourth Kinds
W. M. Abd-Elhameed,
1,2
E. H. Doha,
2
and Y. H. Youssri
2
1
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
Correspondence should be addressed to W. M. Abd-Elhameed; walee 9@yahoo.com
Received 7 August 2013; Revised 13 September 2013; Accepted 13 September 2013
Academic Editor: Soheil Salahshour
Copyright © 2013 W. M. Abd-Elhameed et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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cited.
Tis paper is concerned with introducing two wavelets collocation algorithms for solving linear and nonlinear multipoint boundary
value problems. Te principal idea for obtaining spectral numerical solutions for such equations is employing third- and fourth-
kind Chebyshev wavelets along with the spectral collocation method to transform the diferential equation with its boundary
conditions to a system of linear or nonlinear algebraic equations in the unknown expansion coefcients which can be efciently
solved. Convergence analysis and some specifc numerical examples are discussed to demonstrate the validity and applicability of
the proposed algorithms. Te obtained numerical results are comparing favorably with the analytical known solutions.
1. Introduction
Spectral methods are one of the principal methods of dis-
cretization for the numerical solution of diferential equa-
tions. Te main advantage of these methods lies in their
accuracy for a given number of unknowns (see, e.g., [1–
4]). For smooth problems in simple geometries, they ofer
exponential rates of convergence/spectral accuracy. In con-
trast, fnite diference and fnite-element methods yield only
algebraic convergence rates. Te three most widely used spec-
tral versions are the Galerkin, collocation, and tau methods.
Collocation methods [5, 6] have become increasingly popular
for solving diferential equations, also they are very useful in
providing highly accurate solutions to nonlinear diferential
equations.
Many practical problems arising in numerous branches of
science and engineering require solving high even-order and
high odd-order boundary value problems. Legendre poly-
nomials have been previously used for obtaining numerical
spectral solutions for handling some of these kinds of prob-
lems (see, e.g., [7, 8]). In [9], the author has constructed some
algorithms by selecting suitable combinations of Legendre
polynomials for solving the diferentiated forms of high-
odd-order boundary value problems with the aid of Petrov-
Galerkin method, while in the two papers [10, 11], the authors
handled third- and ffh-order diferential equations using
Jacobi tau and Jacobi collocation methods.
Multipoint boundary value problems (BVPs) arise in a
variety of applied mathematics and physics. For instance, the
vibrations of a guy wire of uniform cross-section composed
of parts of diferent densities can be set up as a multipoint
BVP, as in [12]; also, many problems in the theory of
elastic stability can be handled by the method of multipoint
problems [13]. Te existence and multiplicity of solutions of
multipoint boundary value problems have been studied by
many authors; see [14–17] and the references therein. For
two-point BVPs, there are many solution methods such as
orthonormalization, invariant imbedding algorithms, fnite
diference, and collocation methods (see, [18–20]). However,
there seems to be little discussion about numerical solutions
of multipoint boundary value problems.
Second-order multipoint boundary value problems (BVP)
arise in the mathematical modeling of defection of can-
tilever beams under concentrated load [21, 22], deformation