MATH-21023 credit hours

Differential Equations I

Mathematics · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered fall term only, so a clash costs a full year.

MATH-2102 prerequisites

5 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. 2 are needed whichever route you take: MATH-1104MATH-1201

Part of this course's requisite text couldn't be parsed into structure, so the chain below may be incomplete. The full wording is under “Requisite courses”.

Show the chain

all of

all of

any one of

MATH-1101not in the 2026-27 calendar
MATH-1103Introduction to Calculus I

any one of

Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

MATH-0042Mathematics Access IImin C

any one of

A minimum grade of 65% in Pre-Calculus 30S

a minimum grade of C+ in MATH-0041

permission of the Department Chair

the former MATH-0040

MATH-1104Introduction to Calculus II

Minimum grade of C in MATH-1103

MATH-1201Linear Algebra I

any one of

Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

Applied Mathematics 40S

MATH-0042Mathematics Access II

Its prerequisites are shown above.

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Taking MATH-2102 is a prerequisite for 2 courses directly, and opens 5 once their own follow-ons are counted.

Where MATH-2102 counts

Required by 1 program:

  • PHYS HONOURS BSc IN PHYSICS

Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • MATH 3-YEAR BA/BSc IN MATHEMATICS
  • MATH MINOR IN MATHEMATICS
  • MATH TEACHABLE MINOR IN MATHEMATICS

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This is an introduction to differential equations including the following topics: solution of first order equations, reduction techniques, solution of nth order linear differential equations, and the Laplace transform method.

Requisite courses

MATH-1101, or MATH-1103 and MATH-1104 [prerequisite(s)]; MATH-1201 (must be taken previously or at the same time as this course).

Note

Students who have already completed MATH-1201(3) or the former MATH-2201(6) should inform registration staff that they have standing in one of the corequisite courses.

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.