2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/61149We interest in the behaviour of the period function for equations of the type $u'' + g(u) = 0$ and $u'' + f(u)u' + g(u) = 0$ with a center at the origin 0. $g$ is a function of class $C^k$. For the conservative case, if $k \geq 2$ one shows that the Opial criterion is the better one among those for which these the necessary condition $g''(0) = 0$ holds. In the case where $f$ is of class $C^1$ and $k \geq 3$, the Lienard equations $ u'' + f(u) u' + g(u) = 0$ may have a monotonic period function if $g'(0) g^{(3)}(0) - {5/3} {g''}^{2}(0) - {2/3} {f'}^{2}(0) g'(0) \neq 0$ in a neighborhood of 0. {\it Key Words and phrases:} period function, monotonicity, isochronicity, Lienard equation, polynomial systems.25 pagesDynamical SystemsClassical Analysis and ODEs34C25, 34C35text