Elementary Differential Equations: Applications, Models, and Computing, Edition 2

The text is designed to help instructors who want to use computers in their classrooms. It accomplishes this by emphasizing and integrating computers in teaching elementary or ordinary differential equations. Many examples and exercises included in the text require the use of computer software to solve problems. It should be noted that since instructors use their own preferred software, this book has been written to be independent of any specific software package.

Features:

• Focuses on numerical methods and computing to generate solutions
• Features extensive coverage of nonlinear differential equations and nonlinear systems
• Includes software programs to solve problems in the text which are located on the author's website
• Contains a wider variety of non-mathematical models than any competing textbook

This second edition is a valuable, up-to-date tool for instructors teaching courses about differential equations. It serves as an excellent introductory textbook for undergraduate students majoring in applied mathematics, computer science, various engineering disciplines and other sciences. They also will find that the textbook will aide them greatly in their professional careers because of its instructions on how to use computers to solve equations.