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ME 203

Ordinary Differential Equations

Undergraduate

Spring 2024

Topics

  • ODE classification
  • Separable and exact equations
  • First-order linear equations and applications
  • Reduction of order
  • Undetermined coefficients
  • Systems of ODEs
  • Laplace transforms
  • Variation of parameters
  • Higher-order ODE applications

Readings

  • Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Schaum’s Outlines)
    M. R. Spiegel, S. Lipschutz and J. Liu · Any edition · recommended
    Highly recommended reference; explicitly not required.
  • Applied Differential Equations
    Spiegel · 3rd · unspecified
    Listed as a previous course textbook, not assigned as the current textbook; Prentice-Hall, 1981.
  • Differential Equations: A Modelling Approach
    Giordano and Weir · unspecified
    Listed as a previous course textbook, not assigned as the current textbook.
  • Fill-in and completed lecture slides posted by topic on LEARN.
    unspecified
Sources