MATH 250A

Ordinary Differential Equations

Mathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Basic theory of ordinary differential equations. Existence and uniqueness of solutions. Continuity with respect to initial conditions and parameters. Linear systems and nth order equations. Analytic systems with isolated singularities. Self-adjoint boundary value problems on finite intervals.

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Requisites

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Requisite: course 246A.

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MATH 246A

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

MATH 250A

MATH 246AComplex Analysis
- MATH 131AAnalysis
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables2 more beneath
  - MATH 33BDifferential Equationsanother path to it
- MATH 131BAnalysis
  - MATH 33BDifferential Equations1 more beneath
  - MATH 115A

1 direct requisite. Showing 8 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

MATH 250A

MATH 250BNonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations
- MATH 250CAdvanced Topics in Ordinary Differential Equationsanother path to it
MATH 250CAdvanced Topics in Ordinary Differential Equations

2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 3 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.