| Description |
ix, 269 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. A brief review of calculus -- 3. Ordinary differential equations -- 4. Computer solution methods -- 5. Elementary oscillations -- 6. Planetary motion -- 7. Waves and diffusion -- 8. The best of all possible worlds? -- 9. Fluid flow -- 10. Instability and catastrophe -- 11. Nonlinear oscillations and chaos -- 12. The not-so-simple pendulum -- App. A. Elementary programming in QBasic -- App. B. Ten programs for exploring dynamics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Calculus.
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Dynamics.
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Mathematics.
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| LC no. |
98121000 |
| ISBN |
0198500777 (paperback) |
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0198502575 (paperback) |
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