Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications, 3rd Edition Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications, 3rd Edition By James R. Brannan, William E. Boyce Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications provides instruction consistent with the way engineers and scientists use mathematics in their daily work. The course emphasizes a systems approach to the subject with the focus on fundamental skills, careful application of technology, and practice in modeling complex systems, providing students with the building blocks to be successful problem-solvers in today’s workplace. WileyPLUS adds a flexible digital platform with customizable, modular content design and online homework management. New symbolic palette and graphing questions powered by GeoGebra allow assignment of more complex auto-graded questions to enhance conceptual understanding. Enhance your homework assessments with a flexible, accurate, and reliable symbolic palette entry featuring input specific to differential equations. Algorithmic auto-graded homework questions and many viewable metrics and analytics in the gradebook provide a comprehensive, data-driven approach to engage students. Schedule a Demo Sign Up for a Test Drive Adopt WileyPLUS Want to learn more about WileyPLUS? Click Here What’s Inside About the Authors Table of Contents Customizable Topics and Organization Customizable modules are organized by learning objective making it easier to modify the selection and ordering of topics in a variety of instructional settings. Video Walkthroughs Examples are easily understood after watching detailed walkthroughs of key concepts in the text. Clear, accurate, and pedagogically sound videos are found throughout each chapter. New Interactive Questions New symbolic palette and graphing questions powered by GeoGebra allow assignment of more complex auto-graded questions to enhance conceptual understanding. Enhance your homework assessments with a flexible, accurate, and reliable symbolic palette entry featuring input specific to differential equations. James R. Brannan is the author of Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley. William E. Boyce received his B.A. degree in Mathematics from Rhodes College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. First Order Differential Equations Chapter 3. Systems of Two First Order Equations Chapter 4. Second Order Linear Equations Chapter 5. The Laplace Transform Chapter 6. Systems of First Order Linear Equations Chapter 7. Nonlinear Differential Equations and Stability Chapter 8. Numerical Methods Chapter 9. Series Solutions of Second order Equations Chapter 10. Orthogonal Functions, Fourier Series and Boundary-Value Problems Chapter 11. Elementary Partial Differential Equations A. Matrices and Linear Algebra B. Complex Variables Answers to Selected Problems References
