Math 246 Texts and Other Resources, Fall 2000

Required Resources

• Principle Texts:
  
  • Elementary Differential Equations ,
    William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, Sixth Edition
    J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997
    Roughly, we will cover Chapters 1-4, 6-9.

  • Differential Equations with Matlab ,
    K.R. Coombes, B.R. Hunt, R.L. Lipsman, J.E. Osborn, and G.J. Stuck
    J. Wiley and Sons, New York, 2000
    Roughly, we will cover Chapters 1-7, 11-13.

• Matlab Computer Program:
  
  • Matlab 5.2 or 5.3, student version
    The Mathworks Inc., Natick, MA
    

Other Resources

• Mathlab Peer Training Classes, Fall 2000
  
  • Introduction to Matlab
    • 6:00pm--9:00pm, Monday, 11 Septmber in CSS 3330
    • 6:00pm--9:00pm, Wednesday, 13 Septmber in CSS 3330
  • Intermediate Matlab
    • 6:00pm--9:00pm, Monday, 18 Septmber in CSS 3330
  These classes are offered by Office of Information Technology. There is a fee of $10.
  You may need to have a WAM account. Seating is on a space available basis.
  More information can be found at http://www.umd.edu/PT .
  • Getting Started with Mathlab 5, A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
    Rudra Pratap
    Oxford University Press, New York, 1999
    

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