Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers (Dover Books on Advanced Mathematics)

Excelente libro para aquellos que requieran resolver ecuaciones diferenciales parciales sin que por ello esten dispuestos a leer capitulos enteros de formulas y procedimientos intrincados. Este es el libro mas concreto y completo de ecuaciones diferenciales parciales que yo he leido alguna vez. Altamente Recomendable.


A rare gem   May 25, 2000
Atul Sharma (Montreal)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful

Partial differential equations can be obscure, and are often not dealt with at all at the undergraduate level. Assuming only a reasonable familiarity with calculus and ordinary differential equations, this book is extraordinarily clear and even enjoyable. Divided into neat, digestible segments suitable for self-study, I found it a very useful introduction to PDE's, covering a very broad range of topics and examples. My only suggestion for improvement would be a more up-to-date review of numeric methods using a computer algebra system. Nonetheless, even this section (examples intended to be worked by hand) is very clear and makes alternate texts much easier to absorb. I would recommend it to anyone wishing to be more comfortable with PDEs.


By far the best INTRODUCTORY text on the subject   September 23, 2002
Sot P. Filopoulos (Athens, Greece)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

As the title implies, this book is not intended to mathematicians, although it could finely serve as additional text for them, too. On the other hand it is excellent as an itroductory overview of the types of PDE's met and the methods used for their solution. There are references to more advanced texts for the interested, excercises in each chapter and, most importantly, nice, qualitative remarks on the properties of mathematical tools (like Fourier and Laplace transform) which help the reader to comprehend them.


Great Introductory Math Book   September 3, 2004
R. Prescott
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I'm usually unimpressed by math textbooks. There typically seems to be a lot of intimidating notation that is not well explained. Typically, it seems that the author is trying to convey self-importance by making his or her subject of expertise appear rather intractable to mere mortals.

This book is a rare exception. It is light and easy to read - I wanted to learn a little bit about PDEs without having to take a formal course in them, and this book has been a great introduction. It has lots of applications and examples that really drive home the lessons. The organization is very good; it is broken down into many small chapters. I highly recommend it.