Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes
by George F. Simmons
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"Introduces the nature and significance of differential equations as a tool for studying change in the physical world, progressing from first- and second-order linear equations to Fourier series, boundary value problems, Laplace transforms, nonlinear equations, and the calculus of variations. Each chapter culminates with a classic scientific problem such as the brachistochrone problem, the Einstein formula, Newton's law of gravitation, the wave equation of the vibrating string, and show more Hamilton's principle."--Provided by publisher show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes
- Original title
- Differential Equations. With applications and historical notes
- Original publication date
- 1972
- Epigraph
- The sole aim of science is the honor of the human mind, and from this point of view a question about numbers is as important as a question about the system of the world. ---C. G. J. Jacobi
- Dedication
- For Hope and Nancy
my wife and daughter
who make it all worthwhile - First words
- An equation involving one independent variable and its derivatives with respect to one or more independent variables is called a differential equation.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We have seen that (5) has a unique solution on the interval a
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- inglés
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