Difference Equations An Introduction With Applications 2nd Edition 2nd Walter G Kelley by Walter G. Kelley, Allan C. Peterson 9780124033306, 012403330X instant download after payment.

Difference Equations, Second Edition, presents a practical introduction to this important field of solutions for engineering and the physical sciences. Topic coverage includes numerical analysis, numerical methods, differential equations, combinatorics and discrete modeling. A hallmark of this revision is the diverse application to many subfields of mathematics.* Phase plane analysis for systems of two linear equations* Use of equations of variation to approximate solutions* Fundamental matrices and Floquet theory for periodic systems* LaSalle invariance theorem* Additional applications: secant line method, Bison problem, juvenile-adult population model, probability theory* Appendix on the use of Mathematica for analyzing difference equaitons* Exponential generating functions* Many new examples and exercises