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    Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers

    Reviewed by Uttam Chakravarty, Assistant Professor, University of New Orleans on 6/19/18

    Comprehensiveness rating: 4

    The text is written in a comprehensive way although it is an extension of the class notes. It covers required topics as the first of differential equations for engineering students. This is a useful book, but many concepts are not explained in detail. It’s good if students read this text as well as follow another textbook, e.g., “Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling” to understand the concepts clearly.

    Content Accuracy rating: 5

    The content seems accurate.

    Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

    The text covers differential equations for undergraduate students and will not be obsolete within a short period of time.

    Clarity rating: 3

    The text is an extension of the class notes. Overall, the content is easy to understand although some materials are not explained in detail.

    Consistency rating: 5

    The text seems consistent.

    Modularity rating: 4

    The modularity of the text is quite well. The sections of the book are mostly independent to each other.

    Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 4

    The topics in the text are presented in a fairly, organized way.

    Interface rating: 4

    There are no significant interface issues.

    Grammatical Errors rating: 4

    The text seems almost free of grammatical errors.

    Cultural Relevance rating: 4

    The text covers differential equations for engineering students. The book does not have any cultural issues.

    Comments

    This is a well-written, well-organized text that was initiated from the class notes. This text can be used as a one-semester first course on differential equations, especially for engineering students. This text could be used as a stand-alone textbook. But students would read this text as well as a comprehensive textbook, such as “Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling” or “Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems” to understand the concepts clearly.

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