Differential Equations, Preliminary Edition

Blanchard, Paul, Devaney, Robert, Hall, Glen R.

ISBN 10: 0534950043 / ISBN 13: 9780534950040

Published by Brooks Cole, 1995

About this Item

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00081667198

Bibliographic Details

Title: Differential Equations, Preliminary Edition

Publisher: Brooks Cole

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis:

More than 30 schools adopted prepublication versions of this innovative new text before its release. The excitement is spreading - and your students should be a part of it! We are in the midst of a technological revolution, for which no other course on the mathematics curriculum is more significant than differential equations. Computers and graphing calculators can now rapidly graph approximate solutions that students must be prepared to interpret and evaluate for validity. Now more than ever, students must learn to think graphically as well as analytically, since graphical illustration of quantitative information shapes how we communicate today. There is also a "nonlinear revolution" occurring in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Approaches that embrace a multitude of perspectives are growing in popularity, finding a place alongside conventional linear thinking. In differential equations, this means students should emerge from a course of study able to distinguish the difference between linear and nonlinear phenomena. They must also be able to evaluate the validity of techniques applied to nonlinear systems as well as linear ones. If you've recognized the signals of this revolution in your department, you should take a look at the fresh new approach taken in this text.

Review:

"There are many texts that claim to be written in the spirit of the so-called calculus reform movement. In my opinion, the text under review achieves this goal better than any book that I have seen. This book presents at a very elementary level the kinds of material that opens the door for the understanding of many of the great achievements in dynamical systems that have been accomplished over the last 30 years."