What to study for Differential Equations?

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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I’m rusty at calculus. I got decent grades in them when I took them, but my memory is terrible.

What parts of calculus should I study to prepare for ordinary differential equations?

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Integration

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@bodangles Thanks for the quick response! Would you say integration from cal 2 more? Like integration by parts and what not?

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Yeah, just get comfortable with the different methods again. Partial fractions will be particularly useful.

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@bodangles Like partial fraction decomposition? I don’t remember any other partial fractions…

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Basically what @bodangles said. And yes, partial fraction decomposition.

Also, while I’d focus more on integration, it wouldn’t hurt to brush up on basic differentiation from calc 1, either.