Ordinary Differential Equations

This classic treatise offers a rigorous and exhaustive foundation in the theory of differential equations. By meticulously separating the study into real and complex domains, E.L. Ince provides the reader with a profound analytical framework for understanding existence theorems, Sturm-Liouville theory, and the special functions of mathematical physics. It remains an essential reference for serious students of mathematics and theoretical physics.

"... the book deserves the highest praise" — W. R. Longley, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

"[This book] is so much more than a mere collection of methods... The book is one of which British mathematics may well be proud." — H. T. H. Piaggio, The Mathematical Gazette