Ordinary Differential Equations

Garrett Birkhoff (Author), Gian-Carlo Rota (Author)

9780471860037, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 25 January 1989

416 pages
23.2 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.597 kg

A carefully revised edition of the well-respected ODE text, whose unique treatment provides a smooth transition to critical understanding of proofs of basic theorems. First chapters present a rigorous treatment of background material; middle chapters deal in detail with systems of nonlinear differential equations; final chapters are devoted to the study of second-order linear differential equations. The power of the theory of ODE is illustrated throughout by deriving the properties of important special functions, such as Bessel functions, hypergeometric functions, and the more common orthogonal polynomials, from their defining differential equations and boundary conditions. Contains several hundred exercises. Prerequisite is a first course in ODE.

First-Order of Differential Equations.

Second-Order Linear Equations.

Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients.

Power Series Solutions.

Plane Autonomous Systems.

Existence and Uniqueness Theorems.

Approximate Solutions.

Efficient Numerical Integration.

Regular Singular Points.

Sturm-Liouville Systems.

Expansions in Eigenfunctions.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Index.

Subject Areas: Mathematics [PB]