TY - BOOK AU - Roberts, Charles E. Jr., TI - Ordinary differential equations: a computational approach SN - 136397573 AV - QA 372 .R63 1979 PY - 1979/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Prentice-Hall KW - ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. The initial value problem -- 3. First order differential equations -- 4. The initial value problem -- 5. System of first order equations: Theory -- 6. Linear differential equations -- 7. Applications of the second order linear differential equation -- 8. Power series methods -- 9. Systems of first order equations: methods of solution -- 10. Two point boundary value problems N2 - The main purpose of this text is to present ordinary differential equations in a manner that is compatible with the way they are used in many professions ER -