Differential equations workbook for dummies

Making Everything Easier! Differential Equations Workbook for Dummies Make sense of these difficult equations Improve your problem-solving skills Practice with clear, concise examples Score higher on standardized tests and exams Steven Holzner, PhD Author, Differential Equations For Dummies Get t...

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Autor principal: Holzner, Steven (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc 2009.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:--For dummies.
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  • Differential Equations Workbook For Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Tackling First Order Differential Equations; Chapter 1: Looking Closely at Linear First Order Differential Equations; Identifying Linear First Order Differential Equations; Solving Linear First Order Differential Equations That Don't Involve Terms in y
  • Solving Linear First Order Differential Equations That Involve Terms in yIntegrating Factors: A Trick of the Trade; Answers to Linear First Order Differential Equation Problems; Chapter 2: Surveying Separable First Order Differential Equations; The Ins and Outs of Working with Separable Differential Equations; Finding Implicit Solutions; Getting Tricky: Separating the Seemingly Inseparable; Practicing Your Separation Skills; An Initial Peek at Separable Equations with Initial Conditions; Answers to Separable First Order Differential Equation Problems
  • Chapter 3: Examining Exact First Order Differential EquationsExactly, Dear Watson: Determining whether a Differential Equation Is Exact; Getting Answers from Exact Differential Equations; Answers to Exact First Order Differential Equation Problems; Part II: Finding Solutions to Second and Higher Order Differential Equations; Chapter 4: Working with Linear Second Order Differential Equations; Getting the Goods on Linear Second Order Differential Equations; Finding the Solution When Constant Coefficients Come into Play; Answers to Linear Second Order Differential Equation Problems
  • Chapter 5: Tackling Nonhomogeneous Linear Second Order Differential EquationsFinding the General Solution for Differential Equations with a Nonhomogeneous erx Term; Getting the General Solution When g (x) Is a Polynomial; Solving Equations with a Nonhomogeneous Term That Involves Sines and Cosines; Answers to Nonhomogeneous Linear Second Order Differential Equation Problems; Chapter 6: Handling Homogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equations; Distinctly Different: Working with Real and Distinct Roots; A Cause for Complexity: Handling Complex Roots
  • Identity Issues: Solving Equations When Identical Roots Are InvolvedAnswers to Homogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equation Problems; Chapter 7: Taking On Nonhomogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equations; Seeking Out Solutions of the Form Aerx; Trying for a Solution in Polynomial Form; Working with Solutions Made Up of Sines and Cosines; Answers to Nonhomogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equation Problems; Chapter 8: Using Power Series to Solve Ordinary Differential Equations; Checking On a Series with the Ratio Test; Shifting the Series Index
  • Exploiting the Power of Power Series to Find Series Solutions