Approximately 2000 problems—These problems span the range from computational problems to applied and conceptual problems. There are over 300 new qualitative problems in this edition.
- Provides students with problem sets that are carefully graded so that the opening problems can be easily solved by most students, giving them encouragement to continue through the set.
Emphasis on the intersection of technology and ODEs—Recognises the need to instruct students in the new methods of computing differential equations.
- Shows students the software systems tailored specifically to differential equations as well as the widely used Maple, Mathematica, and MATLAB.
300 new computer-generated graphics—Show vivid pictures of slope fields, solution curves, and phase plane portraits.
- Brings to life the symbolic solutions of differential equations through the visualising of qualitative features.
Extensive expansion of qualitative solutions to the problem sets. Scan the Answer section to see the new geometric flavor.
Fresh numerical methods emphasis—Made possible by the early introduction of numerical solution techniques, mathematical modeling, stability and qualitative properties of differential equations. The text includes generic numerical algorithms that can be implemented in various technologies.
- Gives students and instructors a choice when implementing which type of technology they can utilise, as well as provides an innovative combination of topics usually dispersed later in other texts.
Application Modules—Follow key sections throughout the text; while many involve computational investigations, they are written in a technology-neutral manner.
- Actively engages students, providing facility and experience in the geometric visualisation and qualitative interpretation that play a prominent role in contemporary differential equations.
Leaner and more streamlined coverage—Shaped by the availability of computational aids.
- Allows students to learn traditional manual topics (like exact equations and variation of parameters) more easily.
Unusually flexible treatment of linear systems—Covers in Chapters 4 and 5 the necessary linear algebra followed by a substantial treatment of nonlinear systems and phenomena in Chapter 6. The use of matrix exponential methods plays an enhanced role in this edition.
- Reflects the current trends in science and engineering education and practice.

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