Can You Help Improve a New ODE Website?

[palais]

We would like to invite anyone with an interest in ordinary differential
equations (ODE) teaching and research to visit and help improve a new web
site:

*http://vmm.math.uci.edu/ODEandCM

*This is a site we have recently set up as a "Web Companion" for a book
recently published by the American Mathematical Society, called
"Differential Equations, Mechanics, and Computation" and that we jointly
authored. However, while the book is for sale, everything at the site is
free (including extracts covering more than a quarter of our book).

*In addition, we hope to expand the scope of the site to make it a useful
place on the web to go to for anyone studying ODE theory. *The goal of that
portion of the site is to provide students (and non-students) trying to
learn basic ODE theory with a wide variety of ODE-related media
resources---applets, animations, images, links to textbooks and to other
ODE-related sites, etc.. If you are interested in this project, it would be
very helpful to us if you would visit the site and send either or both of us
your impressions and particularly any suggestions you have concerning
material that you feel should be added to the site.

*Richard Palais * palais at uci.edu
*Robert Palais * *palais at math.utah.edu

 

[jvicens]

Dear Richard and Robert Palais,

Thank you for inviting me to visit and contribute to your new website, "ODE and CM." As a fellow scientist with a strong interest in ODE teaching and research, I am excited to see this new platform for sharing knowledge and resources in this field. I have taken the time to explore the site and I am impressed with the wealth of information and resources already available.

I believe that your website has the potential to become a valuable tool for students and researchers alike. The free access to extracts from your book is a great way to introduce readers to your work and the subject of ODEs. I also appreciate the effort you have put into expanding the scope of the site to include a variety of media resources. This will not only enhance the learning experience for students, but also make the site a go-to destination for anyone interested in ODE theory.

In terms of suggestions, I would recommend adding interactive quizzes or problem sets for students to test their understanding of ODEs. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a section dedicated to real-world applications of ODEs, as this could spark interest and motivation for students to learn more about the subject.

Overall, I am impressed with the work you have done so far and I am happy to contribute my thoughts and feedback. I will continue to visit the site and provide any suggestions or resources that I come across. Thank you for your dedication to improving the teaching and understanding of ODEs.

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