Syllabus Application
MATH 202
Differential Equations
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
MATH 202 -
Differential Equations
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
08:40-09:30
Mon
FENS-G077
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
14:40-16:30
Wed
FENS-G077
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:6, Basic:6
Prerequisites
MATH 102
Corequisites
MATH 202R
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Nihat Gökhan Göğüş
- Email: nggogus@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
First-order differential equations and solution methods. Direction fields, qualitative methods, numerical approximations. Higher-order linear differential equations. Linear ayatems. Nonlinear systems, asymptotic behaviour of solutions. Laplace transform.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: Apply mathematical modelling in areas such as physics, engineering, biology or economics. |
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| 2. | Solve first-order separable and linear differential equations. |
| 3. | Find the fundamental solution and the general solution of certain second order linear differential equations. |
| 4. | Use the Laplace transform method to solve linear ordinary differential equations. |
| 5. | Find the particular solution to a nonhomogeneous linear system of ordinary differential equations. |
| 6. | Solve higher-order certain linear differential equations and systems of differential equations. |
Course Objective
Students who completed this course are expected to know mainly the concepts ordinary differential equations, their solution methods, and their applications in modeling and simulating engineering systems.
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Course Materials
Resources:
Fundamentals of Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 6th edition, R. K. Nagle, E. B. Saff, A. D. Snider, Pearson Education International, 2012