Handbook of Ordinary Differential Equations

Andrei Polyanin received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Problems in Mechanics for the Russian Academy of Science where he currently teaches mathematics as a professor. His main research interest is with differential equaitons, fluid mechanics and applied and engineering mathematics.Valentin F. Zaitsev is a professor at the Russian State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg and the member of several mathematical journals as part of their editorial boards.

• EXACT SOLUTIONS OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: First-Order Differential Equations. Second-Order Differential Equations. Third-Order Differential Equations. Fourth-Order Differential Equations. Higher-Order Differential Equations. Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations. SOLVING METHODS FOR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: First-Order Differential Equations. Second-Order Linear Differential Equations. Second-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations. Linear Equations of Arbitrary Order. Nonlinear Equations of Arbitrary Order. Analytic Ordinary Differential Equations and Their Local Classification. Lie Group and Discrete Group Methods. Linear Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations. Nonlinear Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations. Integrability of Polynomial Differential Systems. Hamiltonian Systems, Periodic, and Homoclinic Solutions by Variational Methods. Bifurcation Theory of Limit Cycle of Planar Systems. Successive Approximation Method for Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems. Application of Integral Equations for the Investigation of Differential Equations. Exact Methods for Construction of Particular Solutions for Nonlinear Equations. SYMBOLIC AND NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH MAPLE, MATHEMATICA, AND MATLAB: Ordinary Differential Equations with Maple. Ordinary Differential Equations with Mathematica. Ordinary Differential Equations with MATLAB. Supplements. References. Index.