MATH2130 is a Mathematics Level II course; it is the higher version of MATH2120 Mathematical Methods for Differential Equations. See the course overview below.

Units of credit: 3

Prerequisites: MATH1231 or Math1241 or MATH1251, each with a mark of 70 or higher.

Exclusions: MATH2019, MATH2029, MATH2059, MATH2120.

Cycle of offering: yearly in Semester 2.

Graduate attributes: the course will enhance your research, inquiry and analytical thinking abilities.

More information: this recent course handout(pdf) contains information about course objectives, assessment, course materials and the syllabus. (This pdf will usually be updated by the end of the first week of the semester.)

The Online Handbook entry contains up-to-date timetabling information.

MATH2130 (alternatively MATH2120) is a compulsory course for Mathematics majors.

If you are currently enrolled in MATH2130, you can log into the My eLearning Vista instance of this course.

A differential equation arises naturally whenever one seeks a mathematical description of a phenomenon that changes continuously in time or space. As a consequence, solutions of differential equations exhibit a great variety of features and behaviours, and not surprisingly a great variety of techniques are used in this field of mathematics. In Math2130, we cover the classical foundations of the subject, restricting our attention to analytical methods of solution and concentrating on linear differential equations. As such, MATH2130 will prepare you for a range of later-year courses offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics that treat topics in the theory and applications of differential equations. The methods we cover are also used in many courses taught by other schools.