INTRODUCTION TO ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Course Code

MA 2503

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Professor J R Hubbuck

Pre-requisites

MA 1002 or both MA 1004 and MA 1504.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to the study of ordinary differential equations (ODE) and includes applications to various physical and biological problems and to Newtonian Mechanics.
First order ODE: elementary methods of solution including separation of variables and integrating factors. Second order linear ODE: constant coeffficients, reduction of order. Introduction to systems of ODE. Applications.

Structure

12 week course - 5 lectures per fortnight and 1 tutorial per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and in-course assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two hour written examination paper (maximum of 100% resit and 80% resit with 20% in-course assessment).