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1. |  Introduction | 1 | 
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2. |  Getting Started with Mathematica | 7 | 
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3. |  Doing Mathematics with Mathematica | 13 | 
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4. |  Using Mathematica Notebooks | 31 | 
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 | Problem Set A: Practice with Mathematica | 41 | 
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5. |  Solutions of Differential Equations | 45 | 
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6. |  A Qualitative Approach to Differential Equations | 59 | 
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 |  Problem Set B: First Order Equations | 69 | 
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7. |  Numerical Methods | 79 | 
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8. |  Features of Mathematica | 97 | 
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 |  Problem Set C:Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations | 121 | 
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9. |  Solving and Analyzing Second Order Linear Equations | 129 | 
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 |  Problem Set D: Second Order Equations | 145 | 
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10. |  Series Solutions | 159 | 
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10. |  Laplace Transforms | 167 | 
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 |  Problem Set E: Series Solutions and Laplace Transforms | 177 | 
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11. |  Higher Order Equations and Systems of First Order Equations | 189 | 
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12. |  Qualitative Theory for Systems of Differential Equations | 205 | 
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 |  Problem Set F: Systems of Equations | 213 | 
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 |  Glossary | 229 | 
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 |  Sample Solutions | 239 | 
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 |  Index | 261 | 
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