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MATH 3331 - Ordinary Differential Equations

***This is a course guideline.  Students should contact instructor for the updated information on current course syllabus, textbooks, and course content***

Prerequisite: Math 2318 and Math 2415.

Course Description: Systems of ordinary differential equations; existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions; initial value problems; bifurcation theory; Jordan form; higher order equations; Laplace transforms. Computer assignments are required.

*Note: Students may not receive credit for both MATH 3321 and MATH 3331. This course is required for Math majors.

Recommended Text: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 11th Edition, by Boyce, DiPrima, and Meade. Wiley 2017. ISBN: 9781119375753
Additional texts: Some instructors may use other texts, possibly supplementing them, such as Differential Equations, Second Edition, by J. Polking, A. Boggess and D. Arnold. Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN: 9780131437388
Course outline (brief version): This intermediate (junior) level course is based on Chapters 1—9 of the recommended Boyce, DiPrima, and Meade text, although instructors may omit some optional sections, and will add others.

Grading: Please consult your instructor's syllabus regarding any and all grading guidelines.

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