This text introduces students to the theory and practice of differential equations, which are fundamental to the mathematical formulation of problems in physics, chemistry, biology, economics, and other sciences. The book is ideally suited for undergraduate or beginning graduate students in mathematics, and will also be useful for students in the physical sciences and engineering who have already taken a three-course calculus sequence. This second edition incorporates much new material, including sections on the Laplace transform and the matrix Laplace transform, a section devoted to Bessel's equation, and sections on applications of variational methods to geodesics and to rigid body motion. There is also a more complete treatment of the Runge-Kutta scheme, as well as numerous additions and improvements to the original text. Students finishing this book will be well prepare
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This introductory text explores 1st- and 2nd-order differential equations, series solutions, the Laplace transform, difference equations, much more.
considering the error associated with Euler's method, which uses only the first two terms of the Taylor series expansion. Recall Taylor's Formula with Remainder ... R(x0 + h) = Therefore, a bound on the error is given by max ly"(x)|.
A thorough and systematic first course in elementary differential equations for undergraduates in mathematics and science, with many exercises and problems (with answers).
Excellent introductory text focuses on complex numbers, determinants, orthonormal bases, symmetric and hermitian matrices, first order non-linear equations, linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, Bessel functions, more.
The book begins by introducing the basic concepts of differential equations, focusing on the analytical, graphical and numerical aspects of first-order equations, including slope fields and phase lines.
The book also presents elementary dynamical systems in a unique and flexible way that is suitable for all courses, regardless of length.
This book will be very helpful to starting graduate students and strong undergraduates as well as to others who want to gain knowledge of stochastic differential equations. I recommend this book enthusiastically.
The author developed and used this book to teach Math 286 and Math 285 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The author also taught Math 20D at the University of California, San Diego with this book.
Used in undergraduate classrooms across the USA, this is a clearly written, rigorous introduction to differential equations and their applications.