Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems william e boyce edward p hamilton professor emeritus richard c diprima formerly eliza ricketts foundation professor department of mathematical sciences rensselaer polytechnic institute john wiley sons inc new york chichester weinheim brisbane toronto singapore associate editor mary johenk marketing manager julie z lindstrom . Elementary differential equations with boundary value problems is written for students in science en gineeringand mathematics whohave completed calculus throughpartialdifferentiation ifyoursyllabus includes chapter 10 linear systems of differential equations your students should have some prepa ration inlinear algebra in writingthisbook i have been guidedby the these principles an . 20 out of 5 stars modern elementary differential equations reviewed in the united states on may 10 2002 i found this book too steep for my abilities i was attracted to its small size for i hoped that this would provide an easy way to understand des however i should have remembered what pythagoras told the anxious king there is no royal road in mathematics this book is a case in . Modern elementary differential equations by richard ernest bellman 1970 addison wesley pub co edition in english 2d ed