MATH 342

Intermediate Ordinary Differential Equations

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Informal discussion of the Picard-Lindelöf and Peano existence theorems, series solutions near ordinary and regular singular points, Frobenius method, systems of first order linear equations, complex and repeated eigenvalues, nonhomogeneous linear systems, advanced numerical methods (implicit, multi-step), stability and bifurcation theory, other qualitative methods.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 342, 323, 323A, 325.

Formerly: 325

Prerequisites: 200 and 201; one of 110, 133, 211, 233A; or equivalent.

Pre- or corequisites: One of 300, 330A, 334, 335, 336.

Undergraduate course in Mathematics offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science.