Ordinary Differential Equations (Paperback)

Introduction and a look ahead * First order differential equations - Methods and models * First order differential equations - Analysis and approximation * Second and higher order homogenous equations * Inhomogenous linear differential equations * Laplace transform methods for solving initial value problems * Systems of linear differential equations * Series solution of linear differential equations * Special functions and orthogonal expansions * An introduction to nonlinear systems * Appendix - Chapter summaries * Answers to exercises * Bibliography * Index.