Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students should be able to:
define the following: order and degree of a differential equation;
describe some techniques for solving first and second-order linear and non-linear equations; and
solve some problems related to geometry and physics. Course Contents Derivation of differential equations from primitive, geometry, physics, etc. order and degree of a differential equation. Techniques for solving first and second-order linear and non-linear equations. Solutions of systems of first-order linear equations. Finite linear difference equations. Application to geometry and physics.