Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
Mathematical Methods for Applied Mathematicians, Physicists, Engineers and Bioscientists

W S Weiglhofer (Author), K A Lindsay (Author)

9781898563570, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 1 June 1999

216 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg

"A good, concise, accessible text for 1st and 2nd year courses covering material for physics, engineering, mathematics and bioscience courses. Plentiful worked examples and challenging problems, particularly self study projects." --Dr David Stirling, University of Reading, UK

This introductory text presents ordinary differential equations with a modern approach to mathematical modelling in a one semester module of 20–25 lectures.

Differential equations of first order
Modelling applications
Linear differential equations of second order
Miscellaneous solution techniques
Oscillatory motion
Laplace transform
Higher order initial value problems
Systems of first order linear equations
Boundary value problems
Calculus of variations
Appendix A Self study projects
Appendix B Extended tutorial solutions.

Subject Areas: Differential calculus & equations [PBKJ]