MTE 202Ordinary Differential Equations

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Mechatronics Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

First order differential equations; direction field; separable equations, integrating factors and simple transformations; applications; second and higher order ODE's with constant coefficients - transient and steady state solutions; The Laplace Transform; systems of equations - reduction to single equation; matrix differential equations; introduction to partial differential equations.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - MATH118 - Calculus 2 for Engineering (0.50)
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechatronics Engineering

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- ME203 - Ordinary Differential Equations (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4823	115 / 125	TTh 15:00–16:20
TUT 101	4824	115 / 125	M 08:30–09:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4478	0 / 120	TTh 13:30–14:50
LEC 701	1814	101 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	4479	0 / 132	M 10:30–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

71% liked it49% easy91% useful

From 113 ratings and 16 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Just keep up with the procedures and all the questions become repetitive, also this course is useful for future courses too.

Sep 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this
God awful class, content didnt seem too bad but david johnson is the worst prof ever and cooked everyone on the final

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The techniques are hard. Applications can be tough. If you're good at calculus you won't have too big an issue.

Feb 2026 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
Differential equations are cool! If you're good at calculus, you won't have much to worry about for this course. It wasn't the most organized, so I'd recommend finding a textbook online with some extra practice problems to do on your own time.

Nov 2025 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
david johnson is a terrible prof, course is pretty easy tho

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Fall 2020

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Fall 2017

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