Learn more about how this textbook can serve your course
Watch our SIMIODE EXPO 2025 Conference Panel on Using the SIMIODE Textbook consisting of author and faculty who teach with the textbook.
David Housman, Goshen College, Goshen IN USA shared a link to materials (ZIP, 11MB) he used to teach our Differential Equations course using the SIMIODE text with a comparison of the SIMIODE text with the one he previously used, a schedule of coverage, student comments, and the actual assignments assigned. Check it all out!
Features:
- Modeling first approach throughout
- Links to many SIMIODE Modeling Scenarios and other sources
- Fresh narrative on the rationale for studying differential equations
- Practice problems and questions, many with solutions
- Interactive SageMath code in the HTML version
- Projects in each section
- Modeling threads through the text
- Code for MatLab, Maple, Mathematics, and Sage
- Extra sections and appendices, e.g., control theory, linear algebra, circuits
Reviews
This book is the only one this reviewer is aware of that presents differential equations in a modeling context rather than merely adding a bit of modeling to the standard presentation. If you want to study the mathematics of differential equations in a modeling context, you are in the right place.
—Dr. Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska, review in The UMAP Journal.
When I consider adopting a textbook, I look for readable prose, extensive examples, and exercises at a wide range of levels. The differential equations textbook from SIMIODE hits the mark for me. [ . . . ] I found this book to contain many desirable attributes: its low cost compared to other textbooks, . . . and online resources accessible to students and instructors. If you want to refresh your undergraduate differential equations course and focus on modeling, this is a great book to consider.
—Emily J. Olson, Associate Editor, review in AMS Notices, June/July 2024.
As a student, it can be difficult to find value in concepts whose purpose seems limited to problem sets and assessments. I studied modeling-first differential equations using this text with my teacher, Robert Albritton at Northside College Prep High School, Chicago IL USA, and am pleased to be broadening my scope through the text at USAFA. This textbook's modeling approach consistently demonstrates how differential equations are powerful tools for solving practical, real-world problems. While I have always enjoyed math, seeing its relevance outside the classroom made differential equations far more meaningful, engaging, and worthwhile.
—Angela Wang, First Year Cadet, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA CO USA.
Supplementary Materials
Edition 2.0
Edition 1.12
