"diffy Q" vs. "D.E." for "Differential Equations"

[Steve K.]

On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

> At 02:18 PM 9/4/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >         A retired professor of Mathematics at my campus tells me he is
> >familiar with the colloquial  "Diffy Q" (for "Differential Equations") only
> >from our campus (University of Missouri-Rolla).  Elsewhere he has heard the
> >reference only as "D.E."
> >He has been retired for ten years.
> >
> >         I told him I would ask ADS-L about this.  Can anyone help?  Is
> >anyone familiar with "Diffy Q" at other universities?
>
> Certainly I heard "diffy Q", as a course designation, at U. of Michigan in
> the 1960's-1970's.

It was called Diff-EQ (how I interpreted it) at Michigan State University
in the mid 80s. That's the point where I stopped taking math.

-- Steve

--- Steve K.