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LINEAR ALGEBRA AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

MATH 320
Course Description

An introduction to linear algebra and differential equations with emphasis on the relationship between the theory of linear algebra and analytical and numerical techniques for solving differential equations. Linear algebra topics include linear systems, matrices and their algebra, vector spaces and linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Topics from differential equations include first order ODE, homogeneous and nonhomogeneous linear systems, and numerical methods.

Prerequisites

MATH 222 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

ME 446 , BME/MEDPHYS 578 , COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 425 , ME 376 , ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632 , BME 520 , EMA/EP 471 , MS&E 660 , SOC 376 , BIOCHEM/BMI/BMOLCHEM/MATH 609 , ME 340 , MATH 541 , COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475 , MATH 616 , MATH 619 , COMPSCI/ECE/MATH 435 , ISYE 320 , ME 578 , BME 556 , BMI/COMPSCI 567 , COMPSCI/ECE/ISYE 524 , MATH 345 , MATH 467 , MS&E 331 , MATH 321 , NE 405 , STAT 575 , CBE 320 , MATH 551 , ATMOCN 460 , STAT 456 , MATH 443 , ISYE 624 , COMPSCI 557 , BME 330 , ECE 334 , MATH 561 , CHEM 361 , BME/MEDPHYS 573 , EP 476 , MATH/PHILOS 571 , MATH 535 , BME/HONCOL/MEDPHYS/PHYSICS 501 , MATH 540 , MATH 444 , COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525 , STAT 453 , COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532 , ME 331 , ME 536 , STAT 433 , COMPSCI 566 , MATH 415 , COMPSCI/ECE 561 , COMPSCI/MATH 514 , STAT 451 , BME/MEDPHYS 575 , COMPSCI 541 , EMA/EP 548 , CBE 255 , MATH 519 , ECE/ME 441 , ME 363 , MATH 522 , and COMPSCI/ECE 533

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.11

7.15% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.49%

4.66% from Historical

A Rate
29.71%

15.13% from Historical

Class Size
754

83.27% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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