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Summary: Best differential equations book I've used!
Review: I too have found that this book is full of 'issues' that make learning ODEs not only a chore, but next to impossible. The problems presented in the book make little sense to anyone except for the profs. If you are planning on teaching an ODE course with this book, I beg you to reconsider your choice of books for the sake of your students.
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Summary: A warning to potential students
Review: I too have found that this book is full of 'issues' that make learning ODEs not only a chore, but next to impossible. The problems presented in the book make little sense to anyone except for the profs. If you are planning on teaching an ODE course with this book, I beg you to reconsider your choice of books for the sake of your students.
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Summary: I would not recommend this book for a science or math class
Review: The book doesn't provide students with a good picture of basic techniques in DE. In fact, it doesn't teach them any technique on a regular basis. I teach Numerical Methods for Differential Equations in a math class which had this book as a textbook for their DE course. Unfortunately, the lecturer followed the book too closely. Kids have a very vague understanding how to work with DE's. Any reference to this book doesn't help - a simple concept may be spread across a few chapters and eventually shall be extracted from examples.
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Summary: This book is a liability for universities
Review: This book is undeniably the worst math book I have ever used. While the authors and student editors are undoubtedly more comfortable with the subject matter and are intelligent people, I found the text to be uncomprehensible by people that didn't already understand the material. If you are a student in an ODE course, I would recommend using another text. You may sleep better.
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Summary: Best differential equations book I've used!
Review: This book's clear writing style, fantastic use of illustrations and examples, and good chapter organization make it the best differential equations book I've used. I can understand a first time student might have problems with this book. The text isn't perfect. It requires a professor to help guide the student along. But one shouldn't expect to learn a rich and demanding subject like differential equations alone.
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Summary: Professors all seem to love this book, but students hate it.
Review: This is a very terrible book to learn differential equations from. Every professor I've talked to loves it. Ironically, every student I know (including myself) absloutely loaths it. I really need examples to learn something. This "modeling" thing just doesn't cut it.
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Summary: A good up-to-date introduction to Differential Equations
Review: This text places the study of differential equations in the context of applications (modeling). It incorporates computing in thoughtful, relevant and helpful ways. Theoretical results are presented in a manner which is both meaningful in terms of usefullnes and appropriate to the level of sophistication of the anticipated college sophomore audience. Applications are drawn broadly from the natural sciences. The writing style is lively and direct. The level of sophistication is very appropriate to those who have completed a solid course in linear algebra, in contrast to the cookbook style of more traditional texts.
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