Lab Manual For Zill S Differential Equations With Computer Lab Experiments

This text by best-selling author Dennis G. Zill provides an alternative to more traditional differential equations texts by addressing the growing influence of technology in teaching differential equations. This book will appeal to instructors who wish to integrate the computer into teaching theory and applications of differential equations. Qualitative and numerical aspects of differential equations are introduced early in the text. In this edition, computer lab experiments, projects, and writing assignments now appear in a section at the end of each chapter.

Using an approach which closely parallels what goes on in science and engineering laboratories, this workbook provides computer experiments that amplify topics found in introductory ordinary differential equations texts. Excellent 2 and 3-D graphics illustrate the range of qualitative behavior of solutions and give compelling visual evidence of theoretical deductions and a greater understanding of the qualitative properties. The experiments are largely self-contained and are independent of any particular hardware/software platform or text.