Introduction to Differential Equations Using Sage - Hardcover

Joyner, David; Hampton, Marshall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1421406373 ISBN 13: 9781421406374

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012

Synopsis

David Joyner and Marshall Hampton's lucid textbook explains differential equations using the free and open-source mathematical software Sage.

Since its release in 2005, Sage has acquired a substantial following among mathematicians, but its first user was Joyner, who is credited with helping famed mathematician William Stein turn the program into a usable and popular choice.

Introduction to Differential Equations Using Sage extends Stein's work by creating a classroom tool that allows both differential equations and Sage to be taught concurrently. It's a creative and forward-thinking approach to math instruction.

Topics include:

· First-Order Differential Equations
· Incorporation of Newtonian Mechanics
· Second-Order Differential Equations
· The Annihilator Method
· Using Linear Algebra with Differential Equations
· Nonlinear Systems
· Partial Differential Equations
· Romeo and Juliet

About this title

Book Description

Differential equations can be taught using Sage as an inventive new approach.

About the Author

David Joyner is a professor in the Mathematics Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik's Cube, Merlin's Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys, also published by Johns Hopkins. Marshall Hampton is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1421406373
• ISBN 13: 9781421406374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280