MTH 256 - Differential Equations

5 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MTH 252 or permission of Instructor.

Recommended Prerequisite(s): MTH 253

Course Description: First course in ordinary differential equations for science, mathematics, and engineering students. Includes first order differential equations, linear second order differential equations, and higher order linear differential equations with applications. Additional topics include Laplace transforms, series solutions of linear differential equations, and systems of differential equations with applications. A graphing calculator is required (the TI-83, TI-84 or TI-92 graphing calculator are recommended).

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate how to model differential equations with direction fields.
CLO#2: Solve separable, linear, first, and second order differentiable equations. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy & Reasoning)
CLO#3: Model various natural phenomena with differential equations