International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 1 (1978), Issue 1, Pages 1-12
doi:10.1155/S0161171278000010

Behavior of second order nonlinear differential equations

Rina Ling

Department of Mathematics, California State University, Los Angeles 90032, California, USA

Abstract

Qualitative behavior of second order nonlinear differential equations with variable coefficients is studied. It includes properties such as positivity, number of zeroes, oscillatory behavior, boundedness and monotonicity of the solutions.