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= MA 366: Ordinary Differential Equations =
 
= MA 366: Ordinary Differential Equations =
  
==What is MA366 all about?==
 
Differential equations, which state a relation between a function and its derivatives, appear constantly in physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, and whatever other sufficiently mathematical science one can think of, and the more difficult ones continue to be an active area of mathematical research. Solving differential equations, as you will see in this course, proves to be an endeavor requiring a variety of techniques, and far more frequently than you would prefer, no simple formula exists for deriving the desired solution.
 
  
The differential equations you will study in this course are broken up into different families according to which techniques lead to their solutions. It is (mostly) along these lines that this course wiki is divided.
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== Peer Legacy ==
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'''Contents'''<br>
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== Interesting pages in the MA366 category ==
1) [[MA366-1|What does it mean to solve a differential equation? What is an initial value problem?]]<br>
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*[[MA366DaveKnott| MA366 course wiki by Dave Knott]]
2) [[MA366-2|Separable Equations]]<br>
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3) [[MA366-3|First Order Linear Equations]]<br>
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4) [[MA366-4|Homogeneous Equations]]<br>
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5) [[MA366-5|Exact Equations]]<br>
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6) Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients
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*[[MA366-6|with real, distinct roots]]
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*[[MA366-7|with complex roots]]
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== List of semester-specific course wikis==
 
== List of semester-specific course wikis==
 
*[[MA366_(PenneySpring2009)|Spring 2009, Prof. Penney]]
 
*[[MA366_(PenneySpring2009)|Spring 2009, Prof. Penney]]
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Revision as of 09:47, 29 December 2009


MA 366: Ordinary Differential Equations

Peer Legacy

Share advice with future students regarding MA366 on this page.

Interesting pages in the MA366 category

List of semester-specific course wikis

Related Courses

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