Here is why this text remains a staple in so many engineering and math curriculums:
– Introduces mathematical models, slope fields, separable equations, and linear first-order equations. Here is why this text remains a staple
No textbook is perfect. The 6th edition’s coverage of for nonlinear systems is present but less extensive than in dedicated ODE texts like those by Hirsch and Smale. Also, the chapter on partial differential equations necessarily compresses material that could fill an entire separate course. Students taking advanced PDEs may still need a supplementary text. Here is why this text remains a staple