This text contains a systems study of autonomous systems of ordinary differential equations and dynamical systems. The main purpose of the book is to introduce students to the qualitative and geometric theory of ordinary differential equations.
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“...The text succeeds admiraby ... Examples abound, figures are used to advantage, and a reasonable balance is maintained between what is proved in detail and what is asserted with supporting references ... Each section closes with a set of problems, many of which are quite interesting and round out the text material ... this book is to be highly recommended both for use as a text, and for professionals in other fields wanting to gain insight into modern aspects of the geometric theory of continuous (i.e., not discrete) dynamical systems.” MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS