Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

Jordan, D. W./ Smith, P.

ISBN 10: 0199208255 / ISBN 13: 9780199208258

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2007

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4th edition. 531 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199208255
• ISBN 13: 9780199208258
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.95 kilograms

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Synopsis

This is a thoroughly updated and expanded 4th edition of the classic text Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations by Dominic Jordan and Peter Smith. Including numerous worked examples and diagrams, further exercises have been incorporated into the text and answers are provided at the back of the book. Topics include phase plane analysis, nonlinear damping, small parameter expansions and singular perturbations, stability, Liapunov methods, Poincare sequences, homoclinic bifurcation and Liapunov exponents.

Over 500 end-of-chapter problems are also included and as an additional resource fully-worked solutions to these are provided in the accompanying text Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations: Problems and Solutions, (OUP, 2007).

Both texts cover a wide variety of applications while keeping mathematical prequisites to a minimum making these an ideal resource for students and lecturers in engineering, mathematics and the sciences.

About the Author

Prior to his retirement, Dominic Jordan was a professor in the Mathematics Department at Keele University. His research interests include applications of applied mathematics to elasticity, asymptotic theory, wave and diffusion problems, as well as research on the development of applied mathematics in its close association with late 19th century engineering technologies. Peter Smith is a professor in the Mathematics Department of Keele University. He has taught courses in mathematical methods, applied analysis, dynamics, stochastic processes, and nonlinear differential equations, and his research interests include fluid dynamics and applied analysis.