MATH 045: INTRODUCTION TO ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 005C with a grade of C- or better or MATH 007B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 009B with a grade of C- or better or MATH 09HB with a grade of C- or better; or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Introduction to ordinary differential equations; complex numbers; trigonometric, compact and exponential Fourier Series; frequency spectrum; and Laplace transform, Fourier transform, and their application to the solution of integro-differential equations as they appear in the physical sciences and engineering. Cross-listed with EE 020A. Credit is awarded for one of the following MATH 045, EE 020A, or MATH 046.
Average GPA: 2.96
Grade distribution records: 170 students across 11 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 20 | 11.8% |
| A | 29 | 17.1% |
| A- | 18 | 10.6% |
| B+ | 22 | 12.9% |
| B | 20 | 11.8% |
| B- | 16 | 9.4% |
| C+ | 8 | 4.7% |
| C | 11 | 6.5% |
| C- | 2 | 1.2% |
| D+ | 3 | 1.8% |
| D | 4 | 2.4% |
| D- | 1 | 0.6% |
| F | 12 | 7.1% |
| NP | 1 | 0.6% |
| W | 3 | 1.8% |
Based on 170 student grade records across 11 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Weitao Chen 32 students, Average GPA 2.23
- Po-Ning Chen 28 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Zhenghe Zhang 12 students, Average GPA 2.75