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Textbook: Boyce, DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 8th Edition, Wiley.
Syllabus: course description and list of prerequisites from OSU Catalog:

First order linear and nonlinear equations, and second order linear equations. Applications to electric circuits and mechanical oscillators. Introduction to the Laplace transform and higher order equations. Solution methods and applications appropriate for science and engineering. (Familiarity with complex numbers and Euler's identities is highly desirable.) PREREQ: MTH 254 or instructor approval required. Honors College approval required.

Chapters from textbook covered:
  • Chapter 1: mathematical models using differential equations, classification
  • Chapter 2: solving first order equations
  • Chapter 3: solving second order equations
  • Chapter 6: solving differential equations using Laplace Transform
  • plus additional materials, time permitting.