Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems

This book is for undergraduate students of mathematics on introductory courses in differential equations. Focused on the standard elementary techniques of solutions of differential equations and the mathematical modelling of real-world situations, this text anticipates and addresses the questions and difficulties that students typically encounter when they study this subject for the first time. Features include diverse and lively real-world applications; computer-generated artwork; revised discussions of numerical methods to accommodate advances in student computing; simple BASIC programs, a substantially rewritten chapter on linear systems of differential equations; and expanded coverage of nonlinear systems and stability.