Solution Manual for

Ordinary Differential Equations

An Introduction to the Fundamentals

(First Edition, 2016)

  Published by CRC Press

 

Prepared by Dr. Kenneth Howell,

Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville

   

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Below are the chapters of the solution manual for Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction to the Fundamentals, published by CRC Press.  (More precisely, below are the links to pdf files for the chapters.)

 

 

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Solutions to Selected Exercises

Chapter Published /

Modified

Notes

Part 1 - The Basics   

Chpt 1 - The Starting Point

1/30/2017

  typos in 1.3c fixed

Chpt 2 - Integration

1/17/2020

 typo in 2.7c fixed 

Part 2 - First-Order Equations 

Chpt 3 - Basics

 

 

Chpt 4 - Separable Eqns

 

 

Chpt 5 - Linear Eqns

 

 

Chpt 6 - Substitution

   

Chpt 7 - Exact Eqns & Gen Integrating Factors

 

 

Chpt 8 - Slope Fields

 

 

Chpt 9 - Euler's Num Method

   

Chpt 10 - Modeling

   

Part 3 - Higher Order Equations 

Chpt 11 - Extending FIrst-Order Concepts

 

 

 

Chpt 12 - Linear DEs & Reduction of Order

   

Chpt 13 - Homog DE Soln (General Results) 

 

 

Chpt 14 - Homog DE Soln (Verifying & Intro to Lin Operators) 

 

 

 

Chpt 15 - 2nd-Order Const Coeff Eqns

4/13/2021

 Error in 8g fixed 

Chpt 16 - Springs: Part I

 

 

Chpt 17 - Arb Const Coeff Eqns

 

 

Chpt 18 - Euler Eqns

 

 

Chpt 19 - Gen Nonhomg Eqns

 

  

Chpt 20 - Method of Undet Coeffs

 

 

Chpt 21 - Springs: Part II

   

Chpt 22 - Variation of Parameters

 

 

Part 4 - Laplace Transforms         

Chpt 23 - Intro to Laplace Transforms

 

 

Chpt 24 - Differentiation & Laplace Transforms

 

 

Chpt 25 - Inverse Laplace Transforms

 

 

Chpt 26 - Convolution

 

 

Chpt 27 - Piecewise-Defined & Periodic Fcts

 

 

 

Chpt 28 - Delta Fcts

 

 

Part 5 - Power Series & Modified Power Series Solutions        

Chpt 29 - Review of Series

Chpt 30 - Power Series Solns I (Computational Methods)

Chpt 31 - Power Series Solns II (Generalizations & Theory)

Chpt 32 - Modified Power Series Solns & Frobenius Method

Chpt 33 - Theorems on Frobenius Method w/ Applics

Chpt 34 - Verifying the Theorems on Frobenius Method

There are no exercises in this chapter

Part 6 - Systems of Differential Equations (Brief Intro)        

Chpt 35 - A Starting Point

Chpt 36 - Critical Points, Direction Fields & Trajectories

 

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