Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations (Oxford Applied Mathematics and Computing Science Series) - Hardcover

Jordan, D. W.; Smith, P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019859657X ISBN 13: 9780198596578

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This new edition has been expanded to contain an introduction to areas of current importance such as bifurcation, structural stability and chaotic behavior. Other topics include linearization, perturbation theory, subharmonics, stability, the existence of limit cycles, and Poincaré maps. The text is concerned with practical applications and includes over 400 examples and exercises.

About this title

About the Author

Dominic Jordan is at University of Keele. Peter Smith is at University of Keele.

Review

On the second edition: "The subject has wide applications in physical, biological, and social sciences which continuously supply new problems of practical and theoretical importance. The book does a good job in motivating the reader in such pursuits, and presents the subject in a simple but elegant style." --P. K. Kythe in Applied Mechanics Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 019859657X
• ISBN 13: 9780198596578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 390