Ordinary Differential Equations

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.

Author: Garrett Birkhoff, Gian-Carlo Rota
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 01/16/1991
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.26w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9780471860037

About the Author

Garrett Birkhoff was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory. The mathematician George Birkhoff was his father. Gian-Carlo Rota is the author of Ordinary Differential Equations, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.