Preface
Note to the Reader
Introduction
Chapter I. First Order Equations: Some Integrable Cases
1. Explicit First Order Equations
2. The Linear Differential Equation. Related Equations
Supplement: The Generalized Logistic Equation
3. Dif ferential Equations for Families of Curves. Exact Equations
4. Implicit First Order Differential Equations
Chapter II: Theory of First Order Differential Equations
5. Tools from Functional Analysis
6. An Existence and Uniqueness Theorem
Supplement: Singular Initial Value Problems
7. The Peano Existence Theorem
Supplement: Methods of Functional Analysis
8. Complex Differential Equations. Power Series Expansions
9. Upper and Lower Solutions. Maximal and Minimal Integrals
Supplement: The Separatrix
Chapter III: First Order Systems. Equations of Higher Order
10. The Initial Value Problem for a System of First Order
Supplement I: Differential Inequalities and Invarian e
Supplement II: Differential Equations in the Sense
of aratheodory
11. Initial Value Problems for Equations of Higher Order
Supplement: Second Order Differential Inequalities
12. Continuous Dependence of Solutions
Supplement: General Uniqueness and Dependence Theorems
13. Dependence of Solutions on Initial Values and Parameters
Chapter IV: Linear Differential Equations
14. Linear Systems
15. Homogeneous Linear Systems
16. Inhomogeneous Systems
Supplement: L1-Estimation of C-Solutions
17. Systems with Constant Coefficients
18. Matrix Functions. Inhomogeneous Systems
Supplement: Floquet Theory
19. Linear Differential Equations of Order n
20. Linear Equations of Order n with Constant Coefficients
Supplement: Linear Differential Equations with Periodic Coefficients
Chapter V: Complex Linear Systems
21. Homogeneous Linear Systems in the Regular Case
22. Isolated Singularities
23. Weakly Singular Points. Equations of Fuchsian Type
24. Series Expansion of Solutions
25. Second Order Linear Equations
Chapter VI: Boundary Value and Eigenvalue Problems
26. Boundary Value Problems
Supplement I: Maximum and Minimum Prin iples
Supplement II: Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems
27. The Sturm-Liouville Eigenvalue Problem
Supplement: Rotation-Symmetri Ellipti Problems
28. Compact Self-Adjoint Operators in Hilbert Space
Chapter VII: Stability and Asymptotic Behavior
29. Stability
30. The Method of Lyapunov
Appendix
A. Topology
B. Real Analysis
C. Complex Analysis
D. Fun tional Analysis
Solutions and Hints for Selected Exercises
Literature
Index
Notation
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