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AMATH 351 - Ordinary Differential Equations

Linear differential equations with non-constant coefficients, Sturm comparison, oscillation and separation theorems, series solutions and special functions. Boundary value problems. Linear systems in Rn, an introduction to dynamical systems. Laplace transforms applied to linear systems, transfer functions, the convolution theorem. An introduction to dynamical systems and stability. Perturbation methods for differential equations. Applications are discussed throughout.

Prerequisites

One of AMATH250, AMATH251, AMATH350; MATH237 or MATH247; Level at least 3A

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2026 [1265]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3596	0 / 60

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6208	36 / 65	16:00 - 17:20	M,W
LEC 001	6208	36 / 65	16:00 - 17:20	M,W

Spring 2025 [1255]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3674	42 / 60	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Spring 2024 [1245]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3711	51 / 60	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6054	43 / 65	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th

Spring 2023 [1235]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3831	58 / 60	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7147	44 / 65	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	MC 4058	Sue Ann Campbell
LEC 002	11154	0 / 1

Spring 2022 [1225]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3605	56 / 60	14:30 - 15:50	M,W	QNC 1502	Sue Ann Campbell

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6092	19 / 32	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	MC 4042	Sue Ann Campbell
LEC 002	10658	32 / 35	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th		Sue Ann Campbell

Spring 2021 [1215]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	3392	57 / 100				Mark Penney

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	5988	73 / 128				Xinzhi Liu

Spring 2020 [1205]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3635	74 / 100				Puneet Sharma

Fall 2019 [1199]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5808	45 / 64	16:30 - 17:20	M,W,F	MC 4060	Xinzhi Liu

Spring 2019 [1195]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3643	55 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Puneet Sharma

Fall 2018 [1189]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5653	53 / 64	16:30 - 17:20	M,W,F	MC 4060	Puneet Sharma

Spring 2018 [1185]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3533	51 / 50	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F	MC 4040	Puneet Sharma

Fall 2017 [1179]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5741	57 / 64	14:30 - 15:20	M,W,F	MC 4040	Puneet Sharma

Spring 2017 [1175]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3532	49 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4042	Puneet Sharma

Fall 2016 [1169]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5718	54 / 64	15:30 - 16:20	M,W,F	B2 350	Edward R Vrscay

Spring 2016 [1165]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3535	33 / 50	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4042	Francis Poulin

Fall 2015 [1159]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5980	41 / 64	14:30 - 15:20	M,W,F	PHY 150	Francis Poulin

Spring 2015 [1155]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3605	45 / 50	14:30 - 15:20	M,W,F	MC 4041	Matthew Scott

Fall 2014 [1149]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5643	45 / 64	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Spring 2014 [1145]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3514	38 / 50	12:30 - 13:20	M,T,Th	MC 4042	Matthew Scott

Fall 2013 [1139]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5297	63 / 64	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Brian Ingalls

Spring 2013 [1135]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3342	30 / 50	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F	MC 1056	Francis Poulin

Fall 2012 [1129]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5215	61 / 64	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	DWE 3522	Brian Ingalls

Spring 2012 [1125]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3388	50 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 2038	Francis Poulin

Fall 2011 [1119]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5042	48 / 32	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	PHY 150	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Spring 2011 [1115]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3277	38 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4059	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Fall 2010 [1109]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5073	37 / 32	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4060	Francis Poulin

Spring 2010 [1105]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4662	40 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 1056	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Fall 2009 [1099]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4786	25 / 32	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	RCH 106	Francis Poulin

Spring 2009 [1095]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3131	42 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Fall 2008 [1089]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3647	45 / 56	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4021	Conrad G Hewitt

Spring 2008 [1085]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2569	39 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4060	Nathalie Lanson

Fall 2007 [1079]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3349	39 / 46	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4060	Xinzhi Liu

Spring 2007 [1075]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2183	39 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4040	Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Fall 2006 [1069]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3225	34 / 46	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F	MC 4064	Xinzhi Liu

Spring 2006 [1065]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2161	32 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4058	David Siegel

Fall 2005 [1059]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3126	31 / 46	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F,D,W,E		Edward R Vrscay

Spring 2005 [1055]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2158	21 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,M,C		Sivabal Sivaloganathan

Fall 2004 [1049]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3106	23 / 46	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F,D,W,E		Sue Ann Campbell

Spring 2004 [1045]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2054	20 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,M,C		Beverly J Marshman

Fall 2003 [1039]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3015	30 / 40	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F,D,W,E		Edward R Vrscay

Spring 2003 [1035]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2173	34 / 50	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F,M,C		Beverly J Marshman

Fall 2002 [1029]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2878	17 / 40	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F,M,C		Kirsten A Morris

Spring 2002 [1025]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	1896	36 / 50	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F,M,C		John Wainwright
TUT 101	1897	36 / 50	16:30 - 17:20	M,M,C		John Wainwright

Fall 2001 [1019]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	1537	23 / 40	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F,M,C		Sue Ann Campbell
TUT 101	4243	16 / 40

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AMATH 351 leads to

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