Mth 521 Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations I

Vector fields and phase flows in the plane. Geometric and algebraic properties of linear systems. Existence, uniqueness, and continuity theorems for systems. Additional topics. This is the first course in a sequence of three: Mth 521, Mth 522, and Mth 523 which must be taken in sequence. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Mth 421 and may be taken only once for credit.