An X-ray of a chambered nautilus shell shows similar properties to the logarithmic spiral which is a graph of a solution of the differential equation dr/dθ=br. (X-ray courtesy of C. C. Jones, Union College, Schenectady, NY. "Logarithmic Spiral" courtesy of Eric W. Weisstein, from MathWorld - A Wolfram Web Resource.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Vera Mikyoung Hur
MIT Course Number
18.034
As Taught In
Spring 2009
Level
Undergraduate
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This course covers the same material as Differential Equations (18.03) with more emphasis on theory. In addition, it treats mathematical aspects of ordinary differential equations such as existence theorems.
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