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Course Info for MATH - 234 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2359 Title: Differential Equations Department: Mathematics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 30 Current enrollment: 20 Available seats: 10
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MWF: 12:00PM-12:50PM, MC - 225 Instructor(s): Ma, Lina
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Mathematics 132.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Numerical & Symbolic Reasoning Requirement
Course Description:
An introduction to the theory of ordinary differential equation and their applications. Topics will include analytical and qualitative methods for analyzing first-order differential equations, second-order differential equations, and systems of differential equations. Examples of analytical methods for finding solutions to differential equations include separation of variables, variation of parameters, and Laplace transforms. Examples of qualitative methods include equilibria, stability analysis, and bifurcation analysis, as well as phase portraits of both linear and nonlinear equations and systems. At the discretion of the Mathematics Department, section enrollments may be balanced.