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Differential Equations: A Modeling Approach
Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska - Lincoln


Feature Summary

Feature Flexible Organization (including optional topics)
Benefit: Allow customization of course content and structure

Feature Case Studies (optional)
Benefit: Strengthen students' mathematical modeling skills through the in-depth exploration of a real-world modeling problem

Feature Model Problems
Benefit: Motivate the mathematics in each section by focusing attention on an example that illustrates the key methods or theories presented

Feature Wide Variety of Examples
Benefit: Engage students' interest and build connections with previous and subsequent material

Feature Instant Exercises
Benefit: Enable students to quickly check that they understand what they have just learned (often by working a problem that mimics an example) before proceeding to new material

Feature Balanced Exercise Sets
Benefit: Allow students to test their skills and understanding by solving a range of routine to challenging problems (some are appropriate for group or lab work)

Feature Technology Usage
Benefit: Provide practice in using graphing calculators and computer algebra systems for problem solving