We study the existence of nodal solutions of the $m$-point boundary value problem $$u^{\text{'}\text{'}}+f\left(u\right)=0,0<t<1,u^{\text{'}}\left(0\right)=0,u\left(1\right)=\sum _{i=1}^{m-2}{\alpha }_{i}u\left({\eta }_i\right)$$ where ${\eta }_i\in \mathbb{Q}$$(i=1,2,\cdots ...$

In this paper we consider complex differential systems in the plane, which are linearizable in the neighborhood of a nondegenerate centre. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for linearizability for the class of complex quadratic systems and for the class of complex cubic systems symmetric with respect to a centre. The sufficiency of these conditions is shown by exhibiting explicitly a linearizing change of coordinates, either of Darboux type or a generalization of it.