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Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers (Dover Books on Advanced Mathematics) |  | Author: Stanley J. Farlow
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 10601
Media: Paperback
Pages: 414
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 048667620X
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.353
EAN: 9780486676203
ASIN: 048667620X
Publication Date: September 1, 1993
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Product Description
Highly useful text for students, professionals working in the applied sciences shows how to formulate and solve partial differential equations. Realistic, practical coverage of diffusion-type problems, hyperbolic-type problems, elliptic-type problems and numerical and approximate methods. Problems and solutions. Suggestions for further reading. 1982 edition.
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 good reference September 21, 2009
Gannon J. Johnson
It is well organized and the information is easy to understand. However, the lack of detailed examples will leave you needing a pure math based reference if your PDE and ODE solving skills are rusty.
Impressive Value August 18, 2009
C. Miller (Vernon, CT United States)
Once again, Dover comes across as the students best friend. Not only is their line of textbooks astoundingly cheaper, but they lose nothing in value. This text is no different. Not only does is get ideas and tough topics across with crisp, clear examples but their chapter breakdowns are excellent. Instead of filling your head with lots of extra theorems and corollaries this book pushes application and solid examples. Not only is it best for the engineer, but it's a great starting text. When I need to remember an advanced PDE method, I often start here. If you want more in depth and theorems and analysis, then simply move to a deeper book but this one gets the ball rolling. It's a must-have (and a very economic one at that) for anyone dealing with DiffEqs as an engineer and any mathematician.
An Excellent Introduction to PDEs July 25, 2009
Shanmuganathan R (IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India)
As the other reviewers have already told, this book is a must for anyone who wants to delve into the world of PDEs. I am enjoying this book at present.
An excellent review May 17, 2009
PMO (OK)
I have only began reading this book and find it to be a clear and concise review of multi-variate differentials suitable for practicing engineers and those engineers whose knowledge has tarnished with time. This book also includes how to apply the knowledge as well. I consider a math level that includes ordinary differentials to be an absolute prerequisite before attempting partials. This book is eye candy for engineers.
 Stanley J Farlow Threw This Book Together March 31, 2009
Brian C. Kelleher (Washington, DC)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm currently taking a class that is using this book 100 percent. We're on chapter 32 now and we'll probably make it to the end. The book concentrates on solving and application instead of theory (thank god). Let me give you some incite about Stanley J's book:
There are mistakes, everywhere. I mean there are mistakes about mistakes. Formulas will be written wrong, and if you expect the back of the book to have the correct answer you will be crying by the end of this book. There is basically no way to check if you got the right answer, because the beautiful grad student who solved the problems was probably partying half the time he did it. Believe me, the errors are bad.
The chapters will show a few examples, provide a vague thrusting of the facts, and then expect you to solve problems completely unrelated to any example by making assumption after assumption.
PDE is three dimensional, even four dimensional. Guess what? You won't see one 3D plot in the whole book, just hand-drawn sketches that try to explain complex plots. If you want this book, get Matlab or Mathematica, otherwise good luck visualizing it.
Looking back at the book, I've learned to solve a few things but mostly by myself after I've struggled many a stressful night. The only thing I can conclude is that Stanley J Farlow threw this book together in order to make a quick buck. I really think that all the comments on this Amazon site have been rigged by him. My peers in my class agree. It's 2009, use a computer plot generator. Revise the book, get rid of those errors. I wish this book did not exist.
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