MATH 3F03

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Undergraduate

Systems of ordinary differential equations, autonomous systems in the plane, phase portraits, linear systems, stability, Lyapunov's method, Poincare-Bendixson theorem, applications. Three lectures, one tutorial; …

Fall 2026 · Ordinary Differential Eqns · C01

Readings

eText Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, And An Introduction To Chaos - Lifetime Access
Hirsch · Required
ISBN 9780123820112; 9780123820105

Fall 2026 · C01

Readings

Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos
Morris W. Hirsch, Stephen Smale, and Robert L. Devaney · 2012-03-12 · 3 (2nd edition is also fine) · Recommended / optional
Elsevier S & T · ISBN 9780123820112
http://www.math.pitt.edu/~bard/xpp/xpp.html ↗

Fall 2025 · Ordinary Differential Eqns · C01

Readings

Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering Ed: 3
Strogatz · 3 · Suggested
ISBN 9780367026509

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