Math 246 Texts and Other Resources, Fall 2008

Required Resources

• Principle Texts:
  
  • Elementary Differential Equations ,
    William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, Eighth Edition
    J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005
    ISBN: 978-0-471-43339-2
    Roughly, we will cover Chapters 1-4, 6-9.
    The optional ODE Architect CD is not required for the course!

  • Differential Equations with MATLAB ,
    Brian R. Hunt, Ronald L. Lipsman, John E. Osborn, and Jonathan M. Rosenberg, Second Edition
    J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005
    ISBN: 0-471-71812-2
    Roughly, we will cover Chapters 1-10, 12-14.

• MATLAB Computer Program:
  
  • MATLAB Student Version R2007a is the most recent. .
    The Mathworks Inc., Natick, MA
    Any older student version that includes MATLAB 6.0 or better will work.
    This software is available at OIT WAM labs.

Other Resources

• Getting Started with MATLAB 7, A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
  by Rudra Pratap
  Oxford University Press, New York, 2005
  

• Department of Mathematics Undergraduate Resources Webpage

• Department of Mathematics Archive of Past Exams

• Tips for Doing Well in Math Classes