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Reddit mentions of Differential Equations Demystified
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Specs:
| Height | 9.4 Inches |
| Length | 8.1 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | September 2004 |
| Weight | 1.2786811196 Pounds |
| Width | 0.74 Inches |
Your problem is typical, and is only solved by more reading, and more learning. The first papers I read were insanely painful. Heck, some still are.
But, I will second reading reviews. They're a great way to look at information.
Also, I'd stick w/ trying to understand the abstract and introduction only for now. Once you have a handle on what he is studying, and maybe a bit of the math, then start to delve in.
If you are not a math student, he won't expect you to know the math as much. But, get as strong a background on the biology of the systems he's working on now. Talk w/ him about the biology, and ask him how you can best prepare for the course. Showing this advance interest is an amazing way to start off right w/ most professors. If he has any grad students, try to leech information off of them...
Oh, he seems to deal w/ oscillating systems a lot judging by his CV (if http://plone.scottsdalecc.edu/nagy/docs/JohnNagy.CV.pdf is correct). I'd ask about getting a book like http://www.amazon.com/Differential-Equations-Demystified-Steven-Krantz/dp/0071440259/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266897665&sr=1-5 as well. The oscillating systems he deals w/ are often modeled w/ diff. eqs. (assuming you don't know this stuff already...I dunno).