Description Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists is intended to be used in a first course on differential equations taken by science and engineering students. It covers the standard topics on differential equations with a wealth of applications drawn from engineering and science--with more engineering-specific examples than any other similar text. The text is the outcome of the lecture notes developed by the authors over the years in teaching differential equations to engineering students.
Like Yunus Cengel's other texts, the material is introduced at a level that a typical student can follow comfortably, and the authors have made the text speak to the students and not over them.Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists is written in plain language to help students learn the material without being hampered by excessive rigor or jargon. The friendly tone and the logical order are designed to motivate the student to read the book with interest and enthusiasm.
Clear, Friendly Approach. The book strives to use plain language and familiar examples to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving. Abstract language is minimized, and readability for students is a chief goal.
Use of Computer Tools. Each chapter end has a section that instructs students on the use of popular programs like MATLAB, Maple, and Mathematics in solving differential equations.
Science & Engineering Examples. Each chapter contains numerous consistently and systematically worked-out engineering examples. There are also many examples drawn from science, but the number of engineering examples is unique in this market.
Detailed Solutions Manual. Unlike other texts, this book offers complete solutions to help the student better understand the material and make grading easier for the instructor.
Instructors Resources. Instructor's solutions are available.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction To Differential Equations Chapter 2 First-Order Differential Equations Chapter 3 Second-Order Linear Differential Equations Chapter 4 Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations Chapter 5 Linear Differential Equations: Variable Coefficents Chapter 6 Systems Of Linear Differential Equations: Scalar Approach Chapter 7 Systems Of Linear Differential Equations: Matrix Approach Chapter 8 Laplace Transforms Chapter 9 Numerical Solution Of Differential Equations
Yunus A. Çengel is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. His areas of interest are renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy policies, heat transfer enhancement, and engineering education. He served as the director of the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1996 to 2000. He has led teams of engineering students to numerous manufacturing facilities in Northern Nevada and California to perform industrial assessments, and has prepared energy conservation, waste minimization, and productivity enhancement reports for them. He has also served as an advisor for various government organizations and corporations.
Dr. Çengel is also the author or coauthor of the widely adopted textbooks Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (7th ed., 2011), Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach , 4th edition (2011),Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences (4th ed., 2012), Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed., 2010), Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (2nd ed., 2008), and Essentials of Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications (1st ed., 2008), all published by McGraw-Hill. Some of his textbooks have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian, Greek, and French.
Dr. Çengel is the recipient of several outstanding teacher awards, and he has received the ASEE Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award for excellence in authorship in 1992 and again in 2000. Dr. Çengel is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada, and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
William J. Palm III is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Rhode Island. In 1966 he received a B.S. from Loyola College in Baltimore, and in 1971 a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Astronautical Sciences from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
During his 38 years as a faculty member, he has taught 19 courses. One of these is a freshman MATLAB course, which he helped develop. He has authored eight textbooks dealing with modeling and simulation, system dynamics, control systems, and MATLAB. These include Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers 3e (2011), System Dynamics 2e (2010), and A Concise Introduction to MATLAB (2008), all from McGraw-Hill. He wrote a chapter on control systems in the Mechanical Engineers' Handbook (M. Kutz, ed., Wiley, 1999), and was a special contributor to the fifth editions of Statics and Dynamics , both by J. L. Meriam and L. G. Kraige (Wiley, 2002).
Professor Palm's research and industrial experience are in control systems, robotics, vibrations, and system modeling. He was the Director of the Robotics Research Center at the University of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1993, and is the co holder of a patent for a robot hand. He served as Acting Department Chair from 2002 to 2003. His industrial experience is in automated manufacturing; modeling and simulation of naval systems, including underwater vehicles and tracking systems; and design of control systems for underwater-vehicle engine test facilities.