This unusually well-written, skillfully organized introductory text provides an exhaustive survey of Ordinary Differential Equations -- Equations which express the relationship between variables and their derivatives.
The book concludes with an in-depth examination of existence and uniqueness theorems about a variety of Differential equations, as well as an introduction to the theory of determinants and theorems about Wronskians..
An abundance of solved problems and practice exercises enhances the value of Ordinary Differential Equations as a classroom text for undergraduate students and teaching professionals.
Throughout the book, every term is clearly defined and every theorem lucidly and thoroughly analyzed, and there is an admirable balance between the theory of Differential Equations and their application.
The first includes a discussion of the Legendre Differential Equation, Legendre Functions, Legendre Polynomials, the Bessel Differential Equation, and the Laguerre Differential Equation.
The book contains two exceptional chapters: one on series methods of solving Differential equations, the second on numerical methods of solving Differential equations.
Subsequent sections deal with such subjects as: integrating factors; dilution and accretion problems; the algebra of complex numbers; the linearization of first order systems
Laplace Transforms
Newton\'s Interpolation Formulas; and Picard\'s Method of Successive Approximations.
The book begins with a section that examines the origin of Differential equations, defines basic terms and outlines the general solution of a Differential equation-the solution that actually contains every solution of such an equation.
In a disarmingly simple, step-by-step style that never sacrifices mathematical rigor, the authors -- Morris Tenenbaum of Cornell University, and Harry Pollard of Purdue University -- introduce and explain complex, critically-important concepts to undergraduate students of mathematics, engineering and the sciences.
This unusually well-written, skillfully organized introductory text provides an exhaustive survey of Ordinary Differential Equations -- Equations which express the relationship between variables and their derivatives
