Table of Contents

Part I Ordinary Differential Equations

1 Introduction to Differential Equations 1

2 First-Order Differential Equations 8

3 Higher-Order Differential Equations 29

4 The Laplace Transform 57

5 Series Solutions of Linear Differential Equations 75

6 Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations 95

Part II Vectors, Matrices, and Vector Calculus

7 Vectors 101

8 Matrices 113

9 Vector Calculus 137

Part III Systems of Differential Equations

10 Systems of Linear Differential Equations 177

11 Systems of Nonlinear Differential Equations 194

Part IV Fourier Series and Partial Differential Equations

12 Orthogonal Functions and Fourier Series 205

13 Boundary-Value Problems in Rectangular Coordinates 220

14 Boundary-Value Problems in Other Coordinate Systems 244

15 Integral Transform Method 255

16 Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations 268

 Part V Complex Analysis
17 Functions of a Complex Variable 276

18 Integration in the Complex Plane 285

19 Series and Residues 292

20 Conformal Mappings 301

Appendices
Appendix II Gamma Function 310