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Holzner's "DE for Dummies" is one nice cheap beginner book - but I would still go for a "regular" textbook. Very helpful if you are looking for a set of worked-out ODE problems; a bad idea if you are trying to learn the subject, or refresh your memory. PS.
If you are dealing with math, engineering and science and would like to have a structured reference about ODE, then this book definitely should be placed on your working desk. Like most of other SCHAUM'S outlines, the book provides the essential and important knowledge about Differential Equations.
This book was definitely worth purchasing. I'm not one to say much so I'll keep this kind of short. It always helps to have another point of view and explanation other than those offered in the classroom, whether one struggles with this material or not.
Product did exactly that. Got this to be an understandable reference after I couldn't understand the text I had to use for the class.
Students will have to work hard to keep the notation straight and not confuse themselves. It is nice to have sections on the Laplace transform and first-order systems and most exercises are ok, if repetitive. Granted, engineers and the like need to be able to switch, but that's not the point of a DE class.
In general, I recommend these texts. The application exercises were more focused on converting from English units to SI units than on the variety of application problems. First, it must be said that the Schaum Outline series provides an inexpensive way for students to get more practice and check their answers.
To add to the fun, the cgs system is also thrown into the mix. I wouldn't use this in another class. That said, I used this as a supplement to a DE class I taught and it was such a pain.
The notation is nonstandard, symbols for Bessel functions are downright wrong and things like this.
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