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A guide to differential equations. This book covers the following topics: first order equations, second order equations and higher, properties, solutions, series solutions, Fourier series and orthogonal systems, partial differential equations and boundary value problems, numerical techniques, and more.

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Presents questions and answers covering the fundamentals of algebra along with step-by-step instructions for solving algebraic operations and a variety of practice problems.

Relates how mathematical genius John Forbes Nash, Jr., suffered a breakdown at age thirty-one and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but experienced a remission of his illness thirty years later.

Teaches core algabraic concepts, discussing topics such as segments, lines, and inequalities; linear equations; polynomial arithmetic; factoring polynomials; rational expressions; and complex numbers.

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Documents the calculation, numerical value, and use of the ratio from 2000 B.C. to the modern computer age, detailing social conditions in eras when progress was made