Introduction to Differential Equations

Overview

This tutorial contains excerpts from David Feldman’s Dynamical Systems course.  Note that Complexity Explorer tutorials are meant to introduce students to various important techniques and to provide illustrations of their application in complex systems.  A given tutorial is not meant to offer complete coverage of its topic or substitute for an entire course on that topic.   

This tutorial is designed for beginning math students (those who have completed at least one year of high-school algebra but not calculus). 

Syllabus

1. The Idea of the Derivative
2. Introduction to Differential Equations (Dave Feldman)
3. Differential Equations
4. Qualitative Solutions
5. Computational Solutions
6. Summary
7. Unit 2 Homework