Introduction to Differential Equations

3 credits

First-order equations, initial value problems, existence and uniqueness theorems, second-order linear equations, superposition of solutions, independence, general solutions, non-homogeneous equations, phase plane analysis, numerical methods, matrix methods for linear systems, and applications of differential equations to the physical, biological, and social sciences. [3-0-1] Prerequisite: Either (a) MATH 101 or (b) a score of 65% or higher in MATH 103. Corequisite: MATH 221 is recommended.