Brannan, James R. <br/><br/>
Differential equations :  an introduction to modern methods and applications / 
James R. Brannan, Clemson University, William E. Boyce, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; with contributions by Mark A. McKibben, West Chester University. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xii, 673 pages :  illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographic references (pages 664-665) and index. 
<br/><br/>Ch. 1: Introduction --  Ch. 2: First order differential equations --  Ch. 3: Systems of two first order equations --  Ch. 4: Second order linear equations --  Ch. 5: The laplace transform --  Ch. 6: Systems of first order linear equations --  Ch. 7: Nonlinear differential equations and stability --  Ch. 8: Numerical methods --  Ch. 9: Series of solutions of second order equations --  Ch. 10: Orthogonal functions, fourier series, and boundary value problems --  Ch. 11: Elementary partial differential equations --  Appendix A: Matrices and linear algebra --  Appendix B: Complex variables. 
<br/><br/> James Brannan, one of the most well known names in mathematics, provides readers with a modern approach to differential equations. The modeling- and technology-intensive format allows readers who may normally struggle with learning the subject to feel confident. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781118531778 (hbk : acid free paper) 9781118981221 (BRV) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015302780 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Differential equations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA372  / .B75 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>515/.35