Ordinary Differential Equations

ISBN-13: 9780471860037 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 416 str.

Garrett Birkhoff;Birkhoff;Rota

Opis

This is a carefully revised edition of the well-respected ODE text, whose unique treatment provides a smooth transition to critical understanding of proofs of basic theorems. First chapters present a rigorous treatment of background material; middle chapters deal in detail with systems of nonlinear differential equations; final chapters are devoted to the study of second-order linear differential equations. The power of the theory of ODE is illustrated throughout by deriving the properties of important special functions, such as Bessel functions, hypergeometric functions, and the more common orthagonal polynomials, from their defining differential equations and boundary conditions. The text contains several hundred exercises. Prerequisite is a first course in ODE.

Spis treści

First–Order of Differential Equations.

Second–Order Linear Equations.

Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients.

Power Series Solutions.

Plane Autonomous Systems.

Existence and Uniqueness Theorems.

Approximate Solutions.

Efficient Numerical Integration.

Regular Singular Points.

Sturm–Liouville Systems.

Expansions in Eigenfunctions.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Index.