for
Ordinary Diffferential Equations
by
Willi-Hans Steeb
International School for Scientific Computing
at
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
and
by
Yorick Hardy
Department of Mathematical Sciences
at
University of South Africa, South Africa
updated: February 8, 2017
,Preface
The purpose of this book is to supply a collection of problems for ordinary
differential equations.
Prescribed books for problems.
1) Continous Symmetries, Lie Algebras, Differential Equations and Com-
puter Algebra, second edition
by Willi-Hans Steeb
World Scientific Publishing, Singapore 2007
ISBN 981-256-916-2
http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/6515.html
2) Problems and Solutions in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, third
edition, Volume I: Introductory Level
by Willi-Hans Steeb
World Scientific, Singapore, 2009
ISBN-13 978-981-4282-14-7
http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/7416.html
3) Problems and Solutions in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, third
edition, Volume II: Advanced Level
by Willi-Hans Steeb
World Scientific, Singapore, 2009
ISBN-13 978-981-4282-16-1
http://www.worldscibooks.com/physics/7416.html
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,The International School for Scientific Computing (ISSC) provides certifi-
cate courses for this subject. Please contact the author if you want to do
this course or other courses of the ISSC.
e-mail addresses of the author:
Home page of the author:
http://issc.uj.ac.za
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, Contents
Preface v
1 First Order Differential Equations 1
2 Second Order Differential Equations 22
3 First Order Autonomous Systems in the Plane 48
4 Higher Order Differential Equations 67
5 Elliptic Functions and Differential Equations 114
6 Nonautonomous Systems 123
7 Hamilton Systems 126
Bibliography 163
Index 164
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