Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems - Hardcover

Boyce, William E.; DiPrima, Richard C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471089559 ISBN 13: 9780471089551

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

This book covers all the essential topics on differential equations, including series solutions, Laplace transforms, systems of equations, numerical methods and phase plane methods. Clear explanations are detailed with many current examples.

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With this revised edition, students can gain a more comprehensive understanding of differential equations. The book exploits students' access to computers by including many new problems and examples that incorporate computer technology. Many of the problems now also call for graphing solutions or statements about their behaviour. In doing this, the text clearly demonstrates why solutions are no more important than the conclusions that can be drawn from them. New to the 6th Edition: more figures within text plus problems chosen to promote a more visual understanding of differential equations; nearly 300 new problems; problems that explore the effect of changing parameter values; an update of the Numerical Methods chapter; many new examples and figures.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471089559
• ISBN 13: 9780471089551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 768