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Solutions of second order recurrence relations

The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii To my parents, Henry and Ann Levy iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor Mark van Hoeij for his support, patience, and friendship. I would also like to thank the members of my committee for being so approachable and free with their time.

Giles Levy

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