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The Ordinary Differential Equations Project
Thomas W. Judson
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Front Matter
Colophon
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
1
A First Look at Differential Equations
Modeling with Differential Equations
Separable Differential Equations
Geometric and Quantitative Analysis
Analyzing Equations Numerically
First-Order Linear Equations
Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions
Bifurcations
Projects for First-Order Differential Equations
2
Systems of Differential Equations
Modeling with Systems
The Geometry of Systems
Numerical Techniques for Systems
Solving Systems Analytically
Projects for Systems of Differential Equations
3
Linear Systems
Linear Algebra in a Nutshell
Planar Systems
Phase Plane Analysis of Linear Systems
Complex Eigenvalues
Repeated Eigenvalues
Changing Coordinates
The Trace-Determinant Plane
Linear Systems in Higher Dimensions
The Matrix Exponential
Projects Systems of Linear Differential Equations
4
Second-Order Linear Equations
Homogeneous Linear Equations
Forcing
Sinusoidal Forcing
Forcing and Resonance
Projects for Second-Order Differential Equations
5
Nonlinear Systems
Linearization
Hamiltonian Systems
More Nonlinear Mechanics
The Hopf Bifurcation
Projects
6
The Laplace Transform
The Laplace Transform
Solving Initial Value Problems
Delta Functions and Forcing
Convolution
Projects for Laplace Transforms
Back Matter
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GNU Free Documentation License
Readings and References
Index
Colophon
Authored in PreTeXt
The Ordinary Differential Equations Project
Thomas W. Judson
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Stephen F. Austin State University
judsontw@sfasu.edu
August 1, 2020
Colophon
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements