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3.1 Calculus Revisited3.2 Learning Theory Models3.3 Population Models..3.4 Simple Epidemic Models3.5 Falling Bodies..3.6 Mixture Problems3.7 Curves of Pursuit.3.8 Chemical Reactions4 N-th Order Linear Differential Equations4.1 Basic Theory....4.2 Roots of Polynomials1171171291311381421461531571631641884.3 Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients 2004.4 Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients 2114.5 Initial Value Problems..... 2195 The Laplace Transform Method 2235.1 The Laplace Transform and Its Properties 2235.2 Using the Laplace Ttansform and Its Inverseto Solve Initial Value Problems 2425.3 Convolution and the La place 'Il·ansform 2505.4 The Unit Function and Time-Delay Function 2575.5 Impulse Function 267