- Hardcover: 608 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 7th Edition, Active Learning Edition Set edition (15 April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471308404
- ISBN-13: 978-0471308409
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 21.1 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Textbook: Written with an applied mathematics approach, this marketing leading text is designed for a sophomore – junior level course in Ordinary Differential Equations. Focusing on the theory and practical applications of Differential Equations as they apply to engineering and the sciences, this edition continues in the successful tradition of previous editions. It offers a contemporary approach with flexible chapter construction, clear exposition, and outstanding problems. Concepts are reorganized and represented to be even clearer and more comprehensible. An abundance of new problems have been added to the problem sets, with special attention paid to incorporating computer technology. (Textbook ISBN: 0471308404)
Student Solutions Manual: This manual contains solutions to selected problems in the text, providing invaluable guidance as you work through the problems and master the materials presented in the text. (Student Solutions Manual ISBN: 047139114X)
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Take advantage of valuable study resources to succeed in your course
This new edition of Boyce & DiPrima’s Elementary Differential Equations, 8/e, and the accompanying supplements have been carefully developed to give you the support you need to succeed in your course. The Eighth Edition gives you a CD–ROM with powerful ODE Architect modeling software and an array of web–based learning tools to support your studies.
The CD–ROM includes:
- The award–winning ODE Architect software. The software’s 14 modules enable you to build and solve your own ODEs, and to use simulations and multimedia to develop detailed mathematical models and concepts in a truly interactive environment.
- The ODE Architect Companion. The Companion extends the ideas featured in each multimedia module.
The web–based learning tools include:
- Review & Study Guidelines. The Chapter Review Guidelines will help you prepare for quizzes and exams.
- Online Review Quizzes. The quizzes enable you to test your knowledge of key concepts and provide diagnostic feedback that references appropriate sections in the text.
- PowerPoint Slides. You can print these slides out for in–class note taking.
- Getting Started with ODE Architect. This guide will help you get up–and–running with ODE Architect’s simulations and multimedia.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
the writing in this book is horrible. It is very confusing and if you have to teach yourself then this is not the book that you want. However, if you have a half decent professor and can teach you the material well, than this book has really good problems to practice with and further help you. This book is not a good starting point though.
4 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In all fairness, my impression of this book actually comes from their 3rd edition, which I used in my first Diff. Eq. (DE) course. However, I remember seeing later versions in various bookstores, only to see little change. I was a good student in math, but grew to hate DE because of this book. It was written in a very complex, dry & boring way, with virtually no graphics, and the examples were never explained enough (i.e. to give you a solid intuitive feel of the subject). Thank God for Schaums Outline to get me through the course. As a practicing engineer, I have found other books, calculators (HP-48GX, TI-92, etc.) and the computer to restore my interest and fascination in DE. I wish Steven Speilberg could do a movie showing how fascinating differential equations really are, because this book sure doesn't.
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Poor choice for an introductory text
20 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
Why anyone would choose this text to first introduce students to differential equations is beyond me. I've used this text both as a student and as a TA, and my hatred of it has only grown as I've tutored students out of it. Engineers and scientists don't need the lengthy descriptions provided in this text, which make it difficult to quickly refresh one's memory on a particular method. In addition, this text is suffering from a blight that affects many calculus and differential equations texts--moving important methods and/or concepts into the exercises. The examples are fairly good and provide the only way to figure out what is going on without spending hours reading. Its other redeeming quality is that almost all of the answers are provided in the back of the text, which is helpful to students who will rework problems until they get the right answer. Students should beware that instructors and graders quickly catch on to this fact, so you really need to work through to the right answer, or your score will suffer.
Additionally, this text's price is rising quite rapidly. I don't understand why it is, but the book certainly isn't worth its current price.
Don't buy this book unless you have to!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Made me really hate Differential Equations
6 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover
This book sucks. Yeah, I'm being really blunt here, but this is probably the second most useless math textbook I've ever used (the first being "A Friendly Introduction to Number theory"). Now, my beef is primarily with the text itself (the problems, while mostly dull, are useful for learning and applying the techniques -- so they serve their purpose well), since the explanations are hard to follow, written with gratuitously dense language, and are very murky and unclear.
For example, this book makes understanding the techniques of variation of parameters and undetermined coefficients ridiculously painful to understand. And don't even get me started on the chapter on Laplace transforms -- I could barely understand a single thing there!
However, it's not all bad. *most* of the earlier chapters' contents are pretty good. Still, there are some murky bits and random theoretical topics addressed only half-heartedly, but for the most part, they're okay.
Also, as I said before, the problems in this book aren't bad! My professor usually assigned suggested problems from the text and doing them really helped me memorize the techniques that I learned from Paul's Online Notes...erm, I mean from the chapter!
So yeah, it's an average, run of the mill, hard-to-understand textbook. If you're required to use it for a class, make sure you pay attention and not skip class thinking that you can learn from the book! If you're looking for a book for self study...well, I guess you can use it for the problems, but for the actual material, don't bother with it, just use Paul's Online Notes or ask for help on math forums or something.
For example, this book makes understanding the techniques of variation of parameters and undetermined coefficients ridiculously painful to understand. And don't even get me started on the chapter on Laplace transforms -- I could barely understand a single thing there!
However, it's not all bad. *most* of the earlier chapters' contents are pretty good. Still, there are some murky bits and random theoretical topics addressed only half-heartedly, but for the most part, they're okay.
Also, as I said before, the problems in this book aren't bad! My professor usually assigned suggested problems from the text and doing them really helped me memorize the techniques that I learned from Paul's Online Notes...erm, I mean from the chapter!
So yeah, it's an average, run of the mill, hard-to-understand textbook. If you're required to use it for a class, make sure you pay attention and not skip class thinking that you can learn from the book! If you're looking for a book for self study...well, I guess you can use it for the problems, but for the actual material, don't bother with it, just use Paul's Online Notes or ask for help on math forums or something.
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Good intro book to accompany a course
21 Jan 2003
Format:Hardcover
I have had the privledge to use this book for an introductory course in differential equations with colleages of Dr. Boyce. This book is well written and contains numerous examples and a plethora of problems. However, a student would do well to have a very firm knowledge of calculus and a quick mathematical mind; some of the methods covered are not candy coated to go down easier. As such, it is important that a strong professor and a strong curriculum accompany this book. This is NOT a good book for self-instruction. However, it is a very useful reference to go back to when dealing with more advanced mathematical topics.
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