Steven Holzner, PhD, served on the faculty of Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.? He is an award-winning author who has written Physics For Dummies, Quantum Physics For Dummies, and more.

Introduction. Part I: Tackling First Order Differential Equations. Chapter 1: Looking Closely at Linear First Order Differential Equations. Chapter 2: Surveying Separable First Order Differential Equations. Chapter 3: Examining Exact First Order Differential Equations. Part II: Finding Solutions to Second and Higher Order Differential Equations. Chapter 4: Working with Linear Second Order Differential Equations. Chapter 5: Tackling Nonhomogeneous Linear Second Order Differential Equations. Chapter 6: Handling Homogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equations. Chapter 7: Taking On Nonhomogeneous Linear Higher Order Differential Equations. Part III: The Power Stuff: Advanced Techniques. Chapter 8: Using Power Series to Solve Ordinary Differential Equations. Chapter 9: Solving Differential Equations with Series Solutions Near Singular Points. Chapter 10: Using Laplace Transforms to Solve Differential Equations. Chapter 11: Solving Systems of Linear First Order Differential Equations. Part IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 12: Ten Common Ways of Solving Differential Equations. Chapter 13: Ten Real-World Applications of Differential Equations. Index.