Differential Equations for Dummies

by Steven Holzner

Book Overview

The fun and easy way to understand and solve complex equations

Many of the fundamental laws of physics, chemistry, biology, and economics can be formulated as differential equations. This plain-English guide explores the many applications of this mathematical tool and shows how differential equations can help us understand the world around us. Differential Equations For Dummies is the perfect companion for a college differential equations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470178140
• ISBN13: 9780470178140
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Diferrerential Equations for Dummies

This is a extremely well written and editted presentation. I have used this book as refresher course before I began going back to college (after 20 years) and it worked !!!!

Great value

Hopefully, nobody expects this Dummies book to match a $40+ college ODE textbook, not to mention a more advanced tome; my own expectations were modest, and the book was a pleasant surprise. I think it's not a bad idea to start one's study of ODE here; discussion of numerical methods in particular is a plus. (The small minuses are the sketchy discussion of the integrating- factor trick, and the derailed-by-typo solution on p. 111).

Differential Equations for Dummies

This book is a "must have" for those who are going through a DE class in College or just reviewing DE! This book should have been around about 25 years ago when I had my DE class that I have gotten a "D" in. If this book was around then, my grade for that class would have definitely better then it was!

Differential Equations for Dummies!

I would give this book a 5/5. It made Diff EQ much easier to understand and was a great supplement to the text book.

An Author that Truly Understands Keeping It Simple

Steven Holzner can truly make differential equations understood on a basic level. The author has an ability to keep you interested by keeeping the text light and easy to comprehend. He seems to understand what gives the typical student of diff-e-q difficulties and show a clean path right through these areas. Great book with simple answers to some of my past misunderstood solutions in differential equations.