| "The writing
style is pleasing and the exposition of ideas is
clear. The examples are beautifully presented...
The exercises are great! The applications and
models are superb... I would strongly urge the
committee to consider this text" Jack Bryant-Texas A&M "The
exercises are greatŠbetter than the ones in
any of the texts we are using or have used. Great
applications... I really like the writing
style... I like the mix of theory and
applications throughout the text. I like it and
so therefore I would use it." "In my humble opinion
B&C have raised modeling to an artform. I
don't think there is a text that can touch them
in this area. Unbelievable! (Problems) A
masterpiece! This is the finest collection of
problems I have ever seen! The graphics are
another unique feature. Awesome! ...they have
written an absolutely awesome text...It's a
winner and should be around for a long
time." "The best things about the
book are the applications and the use of graphs
to develop an interpretation of the
equations." "I like how the discussion
starts off with modeling using real-world
examples instead of dry mathematics. I also like
how an equation-solving technique is introduced,
then applied to several different types of
models. This helps students to see the
practicality of abstract sounding things like
integrating factors. The writing style was, for
the most part, very comforting. It sounds like
your best friend sitting in your living room
explaining differential equations to you." "My favorite chapters were
those that dealt with the applications and
models...I also thought that the sections dealing
with numerical solutions were well written. As
stated in notes in the manuscript, I use
numerical solutions more than any others in
engineering classes...I really like the stories
leading up to the examples." |