"This is a very good book ... with many well-chosen examples and illustrations." "American Mathematical Monthly "This highly regarded text presents a self-contained introduction to some important aspects of modern qualitative theory for ordinary differential equations. It is accessible to any student of physical sciences, mathematics or engineering who has a good knowledge of calculus and of the elements of linear algebra. In addition, algebraic results are stated as needed; the less familiar ones are proved either in the text or in appendixes. The topics covered in the first three...
"This is a very good book ... with many well-chosen examples and illustrations." "American Mathematical Monthly "This highly regarded text prese...