Elementary Differential Equations 10th edition

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William Boyce and Richard DiPrima
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • 1.1: Some Basic Mathematical Models; Direction Fields (23)
    • 1.2: Solutions of Some Differential Equations (16)
    • 1.3: Classification of Differential Equations (25)
    • 1.4: Historical Remarks

  • Chapter 2: First Order Differential Equations
    • 2.1: Linear Equations; Method of Integrating Factors (18)
    • 2.2: Separable Equations (15)
    • 2.3: Modeling with First Order Equations (15)
    • 2.4: Differences Between Linear and Nonlinear Equations (14)
    • 2.5: Autonomous Equations and Population Dynamics (7)
    • 2.6: Exact Equations and Integrating Factors (16)
    • 2.7: Numerical Approximations: Euler's Method (15)
    • 2.8: The Existence and Uniqueness Theorem (10)
    • 2.9: First Order Difference Equations (6)

  • Chapter 3: Second Order Linear Equations
    • 3.1: Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients (15)
    • 3.2: Solutions of Linear Homogeneous Equations; the Wronskian (21)
    • 3.3: Complex Roots of the Characteristic Equations (17)
    • 3.4: Repeated Roots; Reduction of Order (19)
    • 3.5: Nonhomogeneous Equations; Method of Undetermined Coefficients (19)
    • 3.6: Variation of Parameters (16)
    • 3.7: Mechanical and Electrical Vibrations (15)
    • 3.8: Forced Vibrations (15)

  • Chapter 4: Higher Order Linear Equations
    • 4.1: General Theory of nth Order Linear Equations (17)
    • 4.2: Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients (20)
    • 4.3: The Method of Undetermined Coefficients (15)
    • 4.4: The Method of Variation of Parameters (12)

  • Chapter 5: Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations
    • 5.1: Review of Power Series (17)
    • 5.2: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part I (11)
    • 5.3: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part II (16)
    • 5.4: Euler Equations; Regular Singular Points (23)
    • 5.5: Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part I (10)
    • 5.6: Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part II (12)
    • 5.7: Bessel's Equation (4)

  • Chapter 6: The Laplace Transform
    • 6.1: Definition of the Laplace Transform (17)
    • 6.2: Solution of Initial Value Problems (18)
    • 6.3: Step Functions (17)
    • 6.4: Differential Equations with Discontinuous Forcing Functions (14)
    • 6.5: Impulse Functions (11)
    • 6.6: The Convolution Integral (16)

  • Chapter 7: Systems of First Order Linear Equations
    • 7.1: Introduction (13)
    • 7.2: Review of Matrices (14)
    • 7.3: Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations; Linear Independence, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors (15)
    • 7.4: Basic Theory of Systems of First Order Linear Equations (3)
    • 7.5: Homogeneous Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients (15)
    • 7.6: Complex Eigenvalues (15)
    • 7.7: Fundamental Matrices (12)
    • 7.8: Repeated Eigenvalues (9)
    • 7.9: Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems (13)

  • Chapter 8: Numerical Methods
    • 8.1: The Euler or Tangent Line Method (14)
    • 8.2: Improvements on the Euler Method (15)
    • 8.3: The Runge–Kutta Method (11)
    • 8.4: Multistep Methods (5)
    • 8.5: Systems of First Order Equations (4)
    • 8.6: More on Errors; Stability (2)

  • Chapter 9: Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability
    • 9.1: The Phase Plane: Linear Systems (11)
    • 9.2: Autonomous Systems and Stability (12)
    • 9.3: Locally Linear Systems (10)
    • 9.4: Competing Species (10)
    • 9.5: Predator–Prey Equations (9)
    • 9.6: Liapunov's Second Method (3)
    • 9.7: Periodic Solutions and Limit Cycles (7)
    • 9.8: Chaos and Strange Attractors: The Lorentz Equations (8)

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: First Order Differential Equations
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Chapter 3: Second Order Linear Equations
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Chapter 4: Higher Order Linear Equations
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Chapter 5: Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations
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Chapter 6: The Laplace Transform
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Chapter 7: Systems of First Order Linear Equations
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Chapter 8: Numerical Methods
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Chapter 9: Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability
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