PREFACE IX
         ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIIi
         1 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 1
         1.1 Definitions and Terminology 2
         1.2 Initial-Value Problems 15
         1.3 Differential Equations as Mathematical Models 22
         Chapter 1 in Review 37
         2 FIRST-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 39
         2.1 Solution Curves Without the Solution 40
         2.2 Separable Variables 51
         2.3 Linear Equations 60
         2.4 Exact Equations 72
         2.5 Solutions by Substitutions 80
         2.6 A Numerical Solution 86
         Chapter 2 in Review 92
         3 MODELING WITH FIRST-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 95
         3.1 Linear Equations 96
         3.2 Nonlinear Equations 109
         3.3 Systems of Linear and Nonlinear Differential Equations 121
         Chapter 3 in Review 130
         Project Module: Harvesting of Renewable Natural Resources, by
         Gilbert N. Lewis 133
         4 HIGHER-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 138
         4.1 Preliminary Theory: Linear Equations 139
         4.1.1 Initial-Value and Boundary-Value Problems 139
         4.1.2 Homogeneous Equations 142
         4.1.3 Nonhomogeneous Equations 148
         4.2 Reduction of Order 154
         4.3 Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients 158
         4.4 Undetermined Coefficients--Superposition Approach 167
         4.5 Undetermined Coefficients--Annihilator Approach 178
         4.6 Variation of Parameters 188
         4.7 Cauchy-Euler Equation 193
         4.8 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination 201
         4.9 Nonlinear Equations 207
         Chapter 4 in Review 212
         5 MODELING WITH HIGHER-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 215
         5.1 Linear Equations: Initial-Value Problems 216
         5.1.1 Spring/Mass Systems: Free Undamped Motion 216
         5.1.2 Spring/Mass Systems: Free Damped Motion 220
         5.1.3 Spring/Mass Systems: Driven Motion 224
         5.1.4 Series Circuit Analogue 227
         5.2 Linear Equations: Boundary-Value Problems 237
         5.3 Nonlinear Equations 247
         Chapter 5 in Review 259
         Project Module: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows
         Suspension Bridge, by Gilbert N. Lewis 263
         6 SERIES SOLUTIONS Of LINEAR EQUATIONS 267
         6.1 Solutions About Ordinary Points 268
         6.1.1 Review of Power Series 268
         6.1.2 Power Series Solutions 271
         6.2 Solutions About Singular Points 280
         6.3 Two Special Equations 292
         Chapter 6 in Review 304
         7 THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM 306
         7.1 Definition of the Laplace Transform 307
         7.2 Inverse Transform and Transforms of Derivatives 314
         7.3 Translation Theorems 324
         7.3.1 Translation on the s-Axis 324
         7.3.2 Translation on the t-Axis 328
         7.4 Additional Operational Properties 338
         7.5 Dirac Delta Function 351
         7.6 Systems of Linear Equations 354
         Chapter 7 in Review 361
         8 SYSTEMS OF LINEAR FIRST-ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 364
         8.1 Preliminary Theory 365
         8.2 Homogeneous Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients 375
         8.2.1 Distinct Real Eigenvalues 376
         8.2.2 Repeated Eigenvalues 380
         8.2.3 Complex Eigenvalues 384
         8.3 Variation of Parameters 393
         8.4 Matrix Exponential 399
         Chapter 8 in Review 404
         Project Module: Earthquake Shaking of Multistory Buildings, by
         Gilbert N. Lewis 406
         9 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS Of ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 410
         9.1 Euler Methods and Error Analysis 411
         9.2 Runge-Kutta Methods 417
         9.3 Multistep Methods 424
         9.4 Higher-Order Equations and Systems 427
         9.5 Second-Order Boundary-Value Problems 433
         Capter 9 in Review 438
         10 PLANEAUTONOMOUSSYSTEMSAND STABILITY 439
         10.1 Autonomous Systems, Critical Points, and Periodic Solutions 440
         10.2 Stability of Linear Systems 448
         10.3 Linearization and Local Stability 458
         10.4 Modeling Using Autonomous Systems 470
         Chapter 10 in Review 480
         11 ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONSAND FOURIER SERIES 483
         11.1 Orthogonal Functions 484
         11.2 Fourier Series 489
         11.3 Fourier Cosine and Sine Series 495
         11.4 Sturm-Liouville Problem 504
         11.5 Bessel and Legendre Series 511
         11.5.1 Fourier-Bessel Series 512
         11.5.2 Fourier-Legendre Series 515
         Chapter 11 in Review 519
         PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND
         12 BOUNDARY-VALUEPROBLEMS IN RECTANGULAR COORDINATES 521
         12.1 Separable Partial Differential Equations 522
         12.2 Classical Equations and Boundary-Value Problems 527
         12.3 Heat Equation 533
         12.4 Wave Equation 536
         12.5 Laplaces Equation 542
         12.6 Nonhomogeneous Equations and Boundary Conditions 547
         12.7 Orthogonal Series Expansions 551
         12.8 Boundary-Value Problems Involving Fourier Series in Two
         Variables 555
         Chapter 12 in Review 559
         13 BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS IN OTHER COORDINATE SYSTEMS 561
         13.1 Problems Involving Laplaces Equation in Polar Coordinates 562
         13.2 Problems in Polar and Cylindrical Coordinates: Bessel
         Functions 567
         13.3 Problems in Spherical Coordinates: Legendre Polynomials 575
         Chapter 13 in Review 578
         14 INTEGRAL TRANSFORM METHOD 581
         14.1 Error Function 582
         14.2 Applications of the Laplace Transform 584
         14.3 Fourier Integral 595
         14.4 Fourier Transforms 601
         Chapter 14 in Review 607
         15 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 610
         15.1 Elliptic Equations 611
         15.2 Parabolic Equations 617
         15.3 Hyperbolic Equations 625
         Chapter 15 in Review 630
         APPENDIXES APP-1
         I Gamma Function APP-1
         II Introduction to Matrices APP-3
         III Laplace Transforms APP-25
         SELECTED ANSWERS FOR ODD-NUMBERED
         PROBLEMS AN- 1
         INDEX I-1
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