Differential equations with applications and historical notes /

"Introduces the nature and significance of differential equations as a tool for studying change in the physical world, progressing from first- and second-order linear equations to Fourier series, boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, nonlinear equations, and the calculus of variations. E...

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Main Author: Simmons, George F. (George Finlay), 1925- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2017]
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Textbooks in mathematics (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Introduces the nature and significance of differential equations as a tool for studying change in the physical world, progressing from first- and second-order linear equations to Fourier series, boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, nonlinear equations, and the calculus of variations. Each chapter culminates with a classic scientific problem such as the brachistochrone problem, the Einstein formula, Newton's law of gravitation, the wave equation of the vibrating string, and Hamilton's principle."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 740 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498702607
1498702600
9781315371825
1315371820
9781498702614
1498702619
Related Items:Revised edition of: Differential equations, with applications and historical notes / George F. Simmons. 2nd ed. ©1991.