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Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jerry Farlow, James E. Hall, Jean Marie Mcdill, Beverly H. West
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 456553
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Pages: 800
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0131860615
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.35
EAN: 9780131860612
Publication Date: January 5, 2007
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For sophomore-level courses in Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. Extensively rewritten throughout, the Second Edition of this flexible text features a seamless integration of linear algebra into the discipline of differential equations. Abundant computer graphics, IDE interactive illustration software, and well-thought-out problem sets make it an excellent choice for either the combination DE/LA course or pure differential equations courses. The authors’ consistent, reader-friendly presentation encourages students to think both quantitatively and qualitatively when approaching differential equations ? and reinforces concepts using similar methods to solve various systems (algebraic, differential, and iterative).
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 best of its class October 20, 2003
li wie (Chicago, Ill)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found this book to be head and shoulders above the other books in its class. It is far more mature and is an excellent book for the serious student.
only book that covers both DE and LA well June 1, 2004
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
There are other books that combine the topics of differential equations and linear algebra but this is the only one that does it well. My professor said this is the only book that covers chaos and control theory well and I believe it after looking at other books.
Craptacular February 8, 2005
James Greene (Minneapolis, MN USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unless you use this book straight away after taking an intensive Calculus II course, you're going to have absolutely no clue how they are doing any of the problems. They leave the "explanations" at an unacceptably high-level abstraction so that only those very freshly well-versed in Calculus can venture an understanding. Also contains no refreshers, not even a simple list of common integrals or integration formulas from Calculus. Just a crappy book, in my opinion.
 terrible June 30, 2003
Ting (California)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is by far the WORST calc book i've ever had!!! it assumes it's readers already know many IMPORTANT concepts, so the lazy author just simply omits many explanations. Also, the examples are very easy, BUT the exercises are very hard! After completing about half of this book, I did not learn any concepts!! ...
I'm certainly glad I'll never have to take another calc class after dealing with this crap November 7, 2005
Kiel Nikolakakis (california)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is by far the absolute worst math book I have ever had the misfortune of using. The discussions teach everything using either completely abstract formulae or by using the absolute easiest example of that problem type. Then you get to the questions, which expect you to have mastered the concept of the preceding 10 pgs or so and be able to extrapolate these concepts to other topics (which the book offers no explanation of how to do). Overall, I would say you're better off learning this material from your cat's litter box, as it will probably make more sense. Also, i'm sure your cat put more effort into its litter box than the author's of this text put into writing this text.
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