ID - 131760803 TI - Linear differential and difference equations : a systems approach for mathematicians and engineers PY - 1997 SN - 9780857099808 0857099809 1898563136 9781898563136 1898563128 9781898563129 PB - Chichester, England : Albion Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Economics KW - Didactic evaluation KW - Differential equations, Linear. KW - Difference equations. KW - System analysis. KW - Transformations (Mathematics) KW - Great Britain KW - Economic policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131760803 AB - This text for advanced undergraduates and graduates reading applied mathematics, electrical, mechanical, or control engineering, employs block diagram notation to highlight comparable features of linear differential and difference equations, a unique feature found in no other book. The treatment of transform theory (Laplace transforms and z-transforms) encourages readers to think in terms of transfer functions, i.e. algebra rather than calculus. This contrives short-cuts whereby steady-state and transient solutions are determined from simple operations on the transfer functions.