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Differential equations, with applications and historical notes / George F. Simmons, with a new chapter on numerical methods by John S. Robertson.

By: Simmons, George Finlay, 1925-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: International series in pure and applied mathematicsPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991[reprint 2003] Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 629 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0070575401 :; 9780070575400Subject(s): Differential equationsDDC classification: 515.35 LOC classification: QA372 | .S49 1991Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | WorldCat details
Contents:
TOC 1. The nature of differential equations -- Families of curves -- Orthogonal trajectories -- Growth, decay, chemical reactions, and mixing -- Falling bodies and other motion problems -- The Brachistochrone -- Fermat and the Bernoullis -- 2. First order equations -- Homogeneous equations -- Exact equations -- Integrating factors -- Linear equations -- Reduction of order -- The hanging chain -- Pursuit curves -- Simple electric circuits -- 3. Second order linear equations -- Vibrations in mechanical and electrical systems -- Newton's Law of Gravitation and the motion of the planets -- Coupled harmonic oscillators -- 4. Qualitative properties of solutions -- Oscillations and the Sturm Separation theorem -- The Sturm Comparison theorem -- 5. Power series solutions and special functions -- Gauss's hypergeometric equation -- The point at infinity -- Hermite polynomials and quantum mechanics -- Chebyshev polynomials and the minimax property -- Riemann's equation -- 6. Fourier series and orthogonal functions -- 7. Partial differential equations and boundary value problems -- Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions, and the vibrating string -- The heat equation -- The Dirichlet problem for a circle -- Poisson's integral -- Sturm-Liouville problems -- 8. Some special functions of mathematical physics -- Legendre polynomials -- Bessel functions -- 9. Laplace transforms -- 10. Systems of first order equations -- Linear systems -- 11. Linear equations -- Liapunov -- Poincccaré-Bendixson theorem -- Proof of Liénard's theorem -- 12. The calculus of variations -- 13. The existence and uniqueness of solutions -- Successive approximations -- Picard -- 14. Numerical methods -- Euler.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC 1. The nature of differential equations --
Families of curves --
Orthogonal trajectories --
Growth, decay, chemical reactions, and mixing --
Falling bodies and other motion problems --
The Brachistochrone --
Fermat and the Bernoullis --
2. First order equations --
Homogeneous equations --
Exact equations --
Integrating factors --
Linear equations --
Reduction of order --
The hanging chain --
Pursuit curves --
Simple electric circuits --
3. Second order linear equations --
Vibrations in mechanical and electrical systems --
Newton's Law of Gravitation and the motion of the planets --
Coupled harmonic oscillators --
4. Qualitative properties of solutions --
Oscillations and the Sturm Separation theorem --
The Sturm Comparison theorem --
5. Power series solutions and special functions --
Gauss's hypergeometric equation --
The point at infinity --
Hermite polynomials and quantum mechanics --
Chebyshev polynomials and the minimax property --
Riemann's equation --
6. Fourier series and orthogonal functions --
7. Partial differential equations and boundary value problems --
Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions, and the vibrating string --
The heat equation --
The Dirichlet problem for a circle --
Poisson's integral --
Sturm-Liouville problems --
8. Some special functions of mathematical physics --
Legendre polynomials --
Bessel functions --
9. Laplace transforms --
10. Systems of first order equations --
Linear systems --
11. Linear equations --
Liapunov --
Poincccaré-Bendixson theorem --
Proof of Liénard's theorem --
12. The calculus of variations --
13. The existence and uniqueness of solutions --
Successive approximations --
Picard --
14. Numerical methods --
Euler.

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