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Advanced Engineering Mathematics 4th edition

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Dennis G. Zill and Warren S. Wright
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Learning

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Differential Equations
    • 1.1: Definitions and Terminology
    • 1.2: Initial-Value Problems
    • 1.3: Differential Equations as Mathematical Models
    • 1: Review Questions (21)
    • 1: Test Bank (18)

  • Chapter 2: First-Order Differential Equations
    • 2.1: Solutions Curves Without a Solution
    • 2.2: Separable Equations
    • 2.3: Linear Equations
    • 2.4: Exact Equations
    • 2.5: Solutions by Substitutions
    • 2.6: A Numerical Method
    • 2.7: Linear Models
    • 2.8: Nonlinear Models
    • 2.9: Modeling with Systems of First-Order Des
    • 2: Review Questions (30)
    • 2: Test Bank (12)

  • Chapter 3: Higher-Order Differential Equations
    • 3.1: Theory of Linear Equations
    • 3.2: Reduction of Order
    • 3.3: Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients
    • 3.4: Undetermined Coefficients
    • 3.5: Variation of Parameters
    • 3.6: Cauchy-Euler Equation
    • 3.7: Nonlinear Equations
    • 3.8: Linear Models: Initial-Value Problems
    • 3.9: Linear Models: Boundary-Value Problems
    • 3.10: Green's Functions
    • 3.11: Nonlinear Models
    • 3.12: Solving Systems of Linear Equations
    • 3: Review Questions (38)
    • 3: Test Bank (7)

  • Chapter 4: The Laplace Transform
    • 4.1: Definition of the Laplace Transform
    • 4.2: The Inverse Transform and Transforms of Derivatives
    • 4.3: Translation Theorems
    • 4.4: Additional Operational Properties
    • 4.5: The Dirac Delta Function
    • 4.6: Systems of Linear Differential Equations
    • 4: Review Questions (35)
    • 4: Test Bank (12)

  • Chapter 5: Series Solutions of Linear Differential Equations
    • 5.1: Solutions about Ordinary Points
    • 5.2: Solutions about Singular Points
    • 5.3: Special Functions
    • 5: Review Questions (13)
    • 5: Test Bank (4)

  • Chapter 6: Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations
    • 6.1: Euler Methods and Error Analysis
    • 6.2: Runge-Kutta Methods
    • 6.3: Multistep Methods
    • 6.4: Higher-Order Equations and Systems
    • 6.5: Second-Order Boundary-Value Problems
    • 6: Review Questions (8)
    • 6: Test Bank

  • Chapter 7: Vectors
    • 7.1: Vectors in 2-Space
    • 7.2: Vectors in 3-Space
    • 7.3: Dot Product
    • 7.4: Cross Product
    • 7.5: Lines and Planes in 3-Space
    • 7.6: Vector Spaces
    • 7.7: Gram-Schmidt Orthogonalization Process
    • 7: Review Questions (38)
    • 7: Test Bank (6)

  • Chapter 8: Matrices
    • 8.1: Matrix Algebra
    • 8.2: Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations
    • 8.3: Rank of a Matrix
    • 8.4: Determinants
    • 8.5: Properties of Determinants
    • 8.6: Inverse of a Matrix
    • 8.7: Cramer's Rule
    • 8.8: The Eigenvalue Problem
    • 8.9: Powers of Matrices
    • 8.10: Orthogonal Matrices
    • 8.11: Approximation of Eigenvalues
    • 8.12: Diagonalization
    • 8.13: Cryptography
    • 8.14: An Error-Correcting Code
    • 8.15: Method of Least Squares
    • 8.16: Discrete Compartmental Models
    • 8: Review Questions (36)
    • 8: Test Bank (9)

  • Chapter 9: Vector Calculus
    • 9.1: Vector Functions
    • 9.2: Motion on a Curve
    • 9.3: Curvature and Components of Acceleration
    • 9.4: Partial Derivatives
    • 9.5: Directional Derivative
    • 9.6: Tangent Planes and Normal Lines
    • 9.7: Curl and Divergence
    • 9.8: Line Integrals
    • 9.9: Independence of the Path
    • 9.10: Double Integrals
    • 9.11: Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
    • 9.12: Green's Theorem
    • 9.13: Surface Integrals
    • 9.14: Stokes' Theorem
    • 9.15: Triple Integrals
    • 9.16: Divergence Theorem
    • 9.17: Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
    • 9: Review Questions (47)
    • 9: Test Bank (8)

  • Chapter 10: Systems of Linear Differential Equations
    • 10.1: Theory of Linear Systems
    • 10.2: Homogeneous Linear Systems
    • 10.3: Solution by Diagonalization
    • 10.4: Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems
    • 10.5: Matrix Exponential
    • 10: Review Questions (15)
    • 10: Test Bank (2)

  • Chapter 11: Systems of Nonlinear Differential Equations
    • 11.1: Autonomous Systems
    • 11.2: Stability of Linear Systems
    • 11.3: Linearization and Local Stability
    • 11.4: Autonomous Systems as Mathematical Models
    • 11.5: Periodic Solutions, Limit Cycles, and Global Stability
    • 11: Review Questions (13)
    • 11: Test Bank (9)

  • Chapter 12: Orgthogonal Functions and Fourier Series
    • 12.1: Orgthogonal Functions
    • 12.2: Fourier Series
    • 12.3: Fourier Cosine and Sine Series
    • 12.4: Complex Fourier Series
    • 12.5: Sturn-Liouville Problem
    • 12.6: Bessel and Legendre Series
    • 12: Review Questions (15)
    • 12: Test Bank (8)

  • Chapter 13: Boundary-Value Problems in Rectangular Coordinates
    • 13.1: Separable Partial Differential Equations
    • 13.2: Classical PDEs and Boundary-Value Problems
    • 13.3: Heat Equation
    • 13.4: Wave Equation
    • 13.5: Laplace's Equation
    • 13.6: Nonhomogeneous BVPs
    • 13.7: Orthogonal Series Expansions
    • 13.8: Fourier Series in Two Variables
    • 13: Review Questions (9)
    • 13: Test Bank (8)

  • Chapter 14: Boundary-Value Problems in Other Coordinate Systems
    • 14.1: Problems in Polar Coordinates
    • 14.2: Problems in Cylindrical Coordinates
    • 14.3: Problems in Spherical Coordinates
    • 14: Review Question (6)
    • 14: Test Bank

  • Chapter 15: Integral Transform Method
    • 15.1: Error Function
    • 15.2: Applications of the Laplace Transform
    • 15.3: Fourier Integral
    • 15.4: Fourier Transforms
    • 15.5: Fast Fourier Transform
    • 15: Review Questions (9)
    • 15: Test Bank (3)

  • Chapter 16: Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations
    • 16.1: Laplace's Equation
    • 16.2: The Heat Equation
    • 16.3: The Wave Equation
    • 16: Review Question (3)
    • 16: Test Bank (4)

  • Chapter 17: Functions of a Complex Variable
    • 17.1: Complex Numbers
    • 17.2: Powers and Roots
    • 17.3: Sets in the Complex Plane
    • 17.4: Functions of a Complex Variable
    • 17.5: Cauchy-Riemann Equations
    • 17.6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 17.7: Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions
    • 17.8: Inverse Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions
    • 17: Review Questions (36)
    • 17: Test Bank (7)

  • Chapter 18: Integration in the Complex Plane
    • 18.1: Contour Integrals
    • 18.2: Cauchy-Goursat Theorem
    • 18.3: Independence of Path
    • 18.4: Cauchy's Integral Formulas
    • 18: Review Questions (29)
    • 18: Test Bank

  • Chapter 19: Series and Residues
    • 19.1: Sequences and Series
    • 19.2: Taylor Series
    • 19.3: Laurent Series
    • 19.4: Zeros and Poles
    • 19.5: Residues and Residue Theorem
    • 19.6: Evaluation of Real Integrals
    • 19: Review Questions (33)
    • 19: Test Bank (6)

  • Chapter 20: Conformal Mappings
    • 20.1: Complex Functions as Mappings
    • 20.2: Conformal Mappings
    • 20.3: Linear Fractional Transformations
    • 20.4: Schwarz-Christoffel Transformations
    • 20.5: Poisson Integral Formulas
    • 20.6: Applications
    • 20: Review Questions (16)
    • 20: Test Bank

  • Chapter 21: Statistics and Probability
    • 21: Statistics and Probability (34)

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Chapter 5: Series Solutions of Linear Differential Equations
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