Read more
This second edition presents analytical and numerical solution methods for typical engineering, physics, and mathematics applications. It uses the latest versions of MATLAB®, Maple(TM), and
Mathematica® and moves the computer codes to Computer Labs at the end of each chapter. Along with new projects, exercises, and color graphs, this edition includes new sections on complex variables, the exponential response formula for solving nonhomogeneous equations, forced vibrations, and nondimensionalization. It also covers linear systems in their entirety before addressing applications to nonlinear systems.
List of contents
Traditional First-Order Differential Equations. Geometrical and Numerical Methods for First-Order Equations. Elements of Higher-Order Linear Equations. Techniques of Nonhomogeneous Higher-Order Linear Equations. Fundamentals of Systems of Differential Equations. Laplace Transforms. Series Methods. Appendices. Answers. References. Index.
About the author
Stephen A. Wirkus is an associate professor of mathematics at Arizona State University, where he has been a recipient of the Professor of the Year Award and NSF AGEP Mentor of the Year Award. He has published over 30 papers and technical reports. He completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University under the direction of Richard Rand.
Randall J. Swift is a professor of mathematics and statistics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he has been a recipient of the Ralph W. Ames Distinguished Research Award. He has authored more than 80 journal articles, three research monographs, and three textbooks. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Riverside under the direction of M.M. Rao.
