Introduction to Differential Equations - Couverture rigide

Taylor, Michael E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 082185271X ISBN 13 : 9780821852712

Editeur : American Mathematical Society, 2011

Synopsis

The mathematical formulations of problems in physics, economics, biology, and other sciences are usually embodied in differential equations. The analysis of the resulting equations then provides new insight into the original problems. This book describes the tools for performing that analysis. The first chapter treats single differential equations, emphasizing linear and nonlinear first order equations, linear second order equations, and a class of nonlinear second order equations arising from Newton's laws. The first order linear theory starts with a self-contained presentation of the exponential and trigonometric functions, which plays a central role in the subsequent development of this chapter. Chapter 2 provides a mini-course on linear algebra, giving detailed treatments of linear transformations, determinants and invertibility, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and generalized eigenvectors. This treatment is more detailed than that in most differential equations texts, and provides a solid foundation for the next two chapters. Chapter 3 studies linear systems of differential equations. It starts with the matrix exponential, melding material from Chapters 1 and 2, and uses this exponential as a key tool in the linear theory. Chapter 4 deals with nonlinear systems of differential equations. This uses all the material developed in the first three chapters and moves it to a deeper level. The chapter includes theoretical studies, such as the fundamental existence and uniqueness theorem, but also has numerous examples, arising from Newtonian physics, mathematical biology, electrical circuits, and geometrical problems. These studies bring in variational methods, a fertile source of nonlinear systems of differential equations. The reader who works through this book will be well prepared for advanced studies in dynamical systems, mathematical physics, and partial differential equations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Michael E. Taylor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Mathematical Society
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082185271X
• ISBN 13: 9780821852712
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 409
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• Personne responsable: non disponible