Differential Equations

Department: 
MATH
Course Number: 
2403
Hours - Lecture: 
3
Hours - Lab: 
0
Hours - Recitation: 
2
Hours - Total Credit: 
4
Typical Scheduling: 
Not offered after Summer 2015

Course being replaced by MATH 2552. Methods for obtaining numerical and analytic solutions of elementary differential equations. Applications are also discussed with an emphasis on modeling.

Prerequisites: 

MATH 1502

New Math Core Fall 2015

Course Text: 

At the level of Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications - 2nd edition, by Brannan and Boyce, Wiley 2010

Topic Outline: 
Topic Text Sections Lectures
Introduction, linear equations, and Euler's method 1.1-1.4 2
First order differential equations and systems of two first order equations 2.1-2.7; 3.1-3.7 7+7
Systems of n first order equations; Nonlinear equations and stability 6.1-6.7; 7.1-7.6 7+6
Second order linear equations; Laplace transform methods 4.1-4.7; 5.1-5.9 8+8