Introduces ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, and systems of linear differential equations. Prereq., APPM 1360 ...

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ONE main problem discussed in this tract is the following: let f(x) and K(x, ξ) be known functions, it is required to determine the function u(x) so as to satisfy the equation (Cambridge Tracts in ...