Course

Differential Equations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Differential Equations are the language in which the laws of nature are expressed. Understanding properties of solutions of differential equations is fundamental to much of contemporary science and engineering. Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) deal with functions of one variable, which can often be thought of as time. Topics include: Solution of first-order ODE's by analytical, graphical and numerical methods; Linear ODE's, especially second order with constant coefficients; Undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters; Sinusoidal and exponential signals: oscillations, damping, resonance; Complex numbers and exponentials; Fourier series, periodic solutions; Delta functions, convolution, and Laplace transform methods; Matrix and first order linear systems: eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and Non-linear autonomous systems: critical point analysis and phase plane diagrams.

Course Lectures
  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.

  • We revisit the shortest paths problem, considering the case where the input is a directed minor-free graph with negative arc lengths (but no negative-length cycles).In Lecture 14, we saw almost-linear-time algorithms for the case of planar and bounded-genus graphs. Currently, comparable bounds for minor-free graphs are not known. We shall discuss Goldberg's algorithm, a shortest-path algorithm for general graphs with integer lengths, whose running time depends logarithmically on the magnitude of the largest negative arc length. By exploiting separators (Lecture 6), it runs faster on minor-free graphs than on general graphs, but it still requires superlinear time.