Differential Equations with Boundary-Value Problems by Dennis G. Zill, Michael R. Cullen

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Synopsis

This new Fifth Edition of Zill and Cullen's best-selling book provides a thorough treatment of boundary-value problems and partial differential equations. This edition maintains all the features and qualities that have made Differential Equations with Boundary-Value Problems popular and successful over the years. Written in a straightforward, readable, helpful, not-too-theoretical manner, this new edition keeps the reader firmly in mind and strikes a perfect balance between the teaching of traditional content and the incorporation of evolving technology.

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New edition of an undergraduate text written with the student's understanding in mind, that is, the author has aimed for clear, straightforward readability, and theory is kept to a "first course" level. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Dennis G. Zill is professor of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University. His interests are in applied mathematics, special functions, and integral transforms. Dr. Zill received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics and his M.S. from Iowa State University in 1967 and 1964, respectively. He received his B.A. from St. Mary's, Winona, MN, in
1962. Dr. Zill also is former chair of the Mathematics Department at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author or co-author of 13 mathematics texts.

Professor Michael Cullen, late of Loyola Marymount University, was awarded the President's Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship in
1999. Dr. Cullen received his Ph.D. in complex variables from the University of Iowa in
1968. He received his M.S. from the University of Iowa in 1967 and his B.S. from Loyola University of Los Angeles in
1965. His interest was in biomathematics. Dr. Cullen also authored two texts in mathematics: MATHEMATICS FOR THE BIOSCIENCES and LINEAR MODELS IN BIOLOGY.