MATH251 - Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
Course: MATH251 (Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations) in MATH department at Pennsylvania State University.
Credit Hours: 4 • Academic Level: second-year undergraduate course
Course Requirements: Requires 1 prerequisite course
Prerequisite Chain Depth: 4 levels of foundational courses required
Future Opportunities: Unlocks 75 advanced courses for further study
Part of the MATH curriculum at Pennsylvania State University, helping students progress through degree requirements.
Courses unlocked by MATH251
- BE301 - Mathematical Modeling of Biological and Physical Systems
- BE302 - Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems
- AERSP301 - Aerospace Structures
- AERSP423 - Introduction to Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics
- BME301 - Analysis of Physiological Systems
- BME402 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements
- BME409 - Biofluid Mechanics
- BME413 - Mass Transport in Biological Systems
- CHE350 - Process Heat Transfer
- MATH449 - Applied Ordinary Differential Equations
- MATH479 - Special and General Relativity
- ME357 - System Dynamics
- NUCE301 - Fundamentals of Reactor Physics
- PNG425 - Principles of Well Testing and Evaluation
- PHYS400 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
- PHYS479 - Special and General Relativity
- AERSP309 - Astronautics
- BME423 - Reaction Kinetics of Biological Systems
- CHE340 - Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering
- ESC400 - Electromagnetic Fields
- MATSE419 - Computational Materials Science and Engineering
- MATSE430 - Materials Characterization
- PNG430 - Reservoir Modeling
- PHYS458 - Intermediate Optics
- ESC460W - Multidisciplinary Design Project
- PHYS410 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
- MATH411 - Ordinary Differential Equations
- NUCE401 - Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
- NUCE480 - Foundations of Nuclear Engineering
- PHYS402 - Electronics for Scientists
- PHYS404 - Introduction to Acoustics
- MATH405 - Advanced Calculus for Engineers and Scientists I
- ENVSE470 - Engineering Risk Analysis
- MNPR401 - Mineral Process Engineering
- ACS404 - Introduction to Acoustics
- AERSP311 - Aerodynamics I
- ME423 - Introduction to Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics
- ASTRO442 - Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
- BME303 - Bio-continuum Mechanics
- CHE230 - Computational Tools for Chemical Engineering
- CHE330 - Process Fluid Mechanics
- CHE360 - Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering
- CHE450 - Process Dynamics and Control
- EE350 - Continuous-Time Linear Systems
- EME301 - Thermodynamics in Energy and Mineral Engineering
- EME303 - Fluid Mechanics in Energy and Mineral Engineering
- EBF484 - Energy Economics
- ESC386 - Engineering Principles of Living Organisms
- ESC404 - Analysis in Engineering Science
- ESC460M - Multidisciplinary Design Project
- MATSE400 - Crystal Chemistry
- MATSE402 - Materials Process Kinetics
- MATH419 - Theoretical Mechanics
- MATH490H - Honors Student Colloquium
- ME330 - Computational Tools
- ME348 - Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation, and Statistics
- NUCE309 - Analytical Techniques for Nuclear Concept
- PHYS420 - Thermal Physics
- SUR352 - Geometric and Physical Geodesy
- AERSP313 - Aerospace Analysis
- AERSP308 - Mechanics of Fluids
- BME313 - Thermodynamics for Biomedical Engineering
- BME408 - Solid Mechanics of Biological Materials
- CMPMT419 - Computational Materials Science and Engineering
- EE353 - Signals and Systems: Continuous and Discrete-Time
- MATSE401 - Thermodynamics of Materials
- MATSE436 - Mechanical Properties of Materials
- MATH412 - Fourier Series and Partial Differential Equations
- MATH417 - Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations
- ME320 - Fluid Flow
- ME370 - Vibration of Mechanical Systems
- ME380 - Machine Dynamics
- PNG420 - Applied Reservoir Analysis and Secondary Recovery
- PHYS419 - Theoretical Mechanics
- PHYS430 - Introduction to Computational Physics
Academic Planning at Pennsylvania State University
Students planning MATH251 at Pennsylvania State University should complete 1 prerequisite before enrollment.
Course Sequence: This course requires a 4-level prerequisite chain, requiring careful multi-semester planning for optimal progression.
Future Pathways: Completing MATH251 enables enrollment in 75 advanced courses for further study
This second-year course at Pennsylvania State University integrates into structured degree pathways for MATH programs, supporting timely graduation and academic progression.