Introductory Differential Equations (eBook)

Introductory Differential Equations, Fifth Edition, provides accessible explanations and new, robust sample problems. This valuable resource is appropriate for a first semester course in introductory ordinary differential equations (including Laplace transforms) as well as a second course in Fourier series and boundary value problems, for students with no background in the subject. The book provides the foundations to assist students in learning not only how to read and understand differential equations, but also how to read technical material in more advanced texts as they progress through their studies.

• Gives students a complete foundation on the subject, providing a strong basis for learning how to read technical material in more advanced texts
• Includes new, comprehensive exercise sets throughout, ranging from straightforward to challenging
• Offers applications and extended projects relevant to the real world through the use of examples in a broad range of contexts

Martha L. Abell and James P. Braselton are graduates of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ohio State University, respectively, and teach at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro where they have extensive experience in Mathematica-assisted instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, they have given numerous presentations on Mathematica, throughout the United States and abroad. Other books by the authors include Differential Equations with Mathematica, Second Edition and Statistics with Mathematica. Martha became Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Georgia Southern University in 2014.

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Introductory Differential Equations, Fifth Edition provides accessible explanations and new, robust sample problems. This valuable resource is appropriate for a first semester course in introductory ordinary differential equations (including Laplace transforms), but is also ideal for a second course in Fourier series and boundary value problems, and for students with no background on the subject. The book provides the foundations to assist students in learning not only how to read and understand differential equations, but also how to read technical material in more advanced texts as they progress through their studies. Gives students a complete foundation on the subject, providing a strong basis for learning how to read technical material in more advanced texts Includes new, comprehensive exercise sets throughout, ranging from straightforward to challenging Offers applications and extended projects relevant to the real-world through the use of examples in a broad range of contexts