Differential Equations for Applications. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: MATH 112 with a grade of C or better or MATH 238 with a grade C or better. An applied science study using differential equations as the vehicle for comprehension of the unknown. Introduction to first-order differential equations and their applications to motion, cooling and electromechanical systems followed by higher order differential equations and their solutions. Study of methods of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, and many series and numerical methods. Includes Laplace transforms, matrix methods, and eigenvalue problems.