Numerical Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations

This new book updates the exceptionally popular Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations. This book is...an indispensible reference for any researcher.-American Mathematical Society on the First Edition. Features: * New exercises included in each chapter. * Author is widely regarded as the world expert on Runge-Kutta methods * Didactic aspects of the book have been enhanced by interspersing the text with exercises. * Updated Bibliography. In recent years the study of numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations has seen many new developments. This second edition of the author's pioneering text is fully revised and updated to acknowledge many of these developments. It includes a complete treatment of linear multistep methods whilst maintaining its unique and comprehensive emphasis on Runge-Kutta methods and general linear methods. Although the specialist topics are taken to an advanced level, the entry point to the volume as a whole is not especially demanding. Early chapters provide a wide-ranging introduction to differential equations and difference equations together with a survey of numerical differential equation methods, based on the fundamental Euler method with more sophisticated methods presented as generalizations of Euler. Features of the book include Introductory work on differential and difference equations. A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of solving ordinary differential equations numerically. A detailed analysis of Runge-Kutta methods and of linear multistep methods. A complete study of general linear methods from both theoretical and practical points of view. The latest results on practical general linear methods and their implementation. A balance between informal discussion and rigorous mathematical style. Examples and exercises integrated into each chapter enhancing the suitability of the book as a course text or a self-study treatise. Written in a lucid style by one of the worlds leading authorities on numerical methods for ordinary differential equations and drawing upon his vast experience, this new edition provides an accessible and self-contained introduction, ideal for researchers and students following courses on numerical methods, engineering and other sciences. In recent years the study of numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations has seen many new developments. This book is a fully revised update of the author's classic 1987 text, Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations, and includes more material on linear multistep methods, whilst maintaining its emphasis on Runge-Kutta methods. It contains introductory material on differential and difference equations, and a comprehensive review of numerical methods and their potential applications. The review starts from the Euler method applied to simple problems and builds on these ideas to introduce increasingly complex methods and problems. The author then explores Runge-Kutta, linear multistep and general linear methods in detail.Researchers and students from numerical methods, engineering and other sciences will find this book provides an accessible and self-contained introduction to numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations. It stands out amongst other books on the subject because of the author's lucid writing style, and the integrated presentation of theory, examples, and exercises. "Researchers and students from numerical methods, engineering and other sciences will find this book provides an accessible and self-contained introduction to numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations. It stands out amongst other books on the subject because of the author's lucid writing style, and the integrated presentation of theory, examples, and exercises."--Jacket This new book, leading on from the exceptionally popular Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations This book is. an indispensible reference for any researcher. "-American Mathematical Society on the First Edition. * New exercises included in each chapter.