Differential Equations With Maple: An Interactive Approach [with Cdrom]

A key subject in mathematics, engineering, biology and physics, this book features an exciting interactive approach to differential equations by integrating the basics of ODEs and the symbolic computation package Maple. Covers all the essential topics of ODE theory in a user friendly presentation of rigorous mathematics balanced with excellent examples from many different fields of applications.

This introduction to differential equations features an exciting interactive approach to the subject by integrating the basics of ODEs and the symbolic computation package Maple. The book covers all the essential topics of ODE theory in a user-friendly presentation of rigorous mathematics balanced with excellent examples from many different fields of applications. Extensive cross-referencing between ODE theory and Maple exercises provides readers with a solid introduction to Maple. The book includes a cross-platform CD-ROM with Maple code, and additional material will be downloadable from the Birkhauser website.