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Ordinary Differential Equations Syllabus

This document provides information about the Math3081 Ordinary Differential Equations course at Injibara University. The course is taught by instructor Miliyon T. and covers basic definitions, theory, solution methods, and applications of ordinary differential equations of first and higher order. The course objectives are to understand various classes of differential equations and techniques for solving them. Over nine chapters, the course will cover topics like separable variables, linear equations, series solutions, Laplace transforms, and systems of differential equations. Students will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final exam.

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Ordinary Differential Equations Syllabus

This document provides information about the Math3081 Ordinary Differential Equations course at Injibara University. The course is taught by instructor Miliyon T. and covers basic definitions, theory, solution methods, and applications of ordinary differential equations of first and higher order. The course objectives are to understand various classes of differential equations and techniques for solving them. Over nine chapters, the course will cover topics like separable variables, linear equations, series solutions, Laplace transforms, and systems of differential equations. Students will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final exam.

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Injibara University

Math3081
Ordinary Differential Equations

Instructor’s Information

Name: Miliyon T.
Email: [email protected]
Office No: 201 (Block 202)
Office Hours: TBD

Course Description: This course covers basic definitions and terminology, preliminary theory
of first and higher order linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs), method of solutions and
their applications, series solution, Laplace transform, and systems of first order linear differential
equations.
Prerequisite(s): Math2071.
Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. distinguish various classes of differential equations,


2. understand the underlying theory of linear ODEs,
3. understand various techniques of solving ODEs,
4. apply the techniques to solve ODEs problems,
5. apply the theory of power series to solve certain classes of differential equations,
6. derive the properties of Laplace transform,
7. apply Laplace transform to solve certain classes of ODE,
8. understand the interrelation between ODEs and linear algebra,
9. express physical problems in terms of differential equation.
Course Outline:

Chapter Content
Basic definitions and
terminology

þ Definition and examples of ODEs


Chapter 1

þ Order of a differential equation


å linear and nonlinear ODE
þ Nature of Solutions of ODEs:
å particular and general solutions

1
differential equations
þ Initial value problem
First Order
Chapter 2

þ Existence of a unique solution (Picard’s Theorem)


þ Method of separable of variables
þ Homogeneous equations
þ Exact equations
þ Linear equations
þ Orthogonal trajectories
differential equations
Higher order linear

þ Preliminary theory
Chapter 3

å IVPs and BVPs


å Linear dependence and the Wronskian
å Homogeneous linear equations
å Superposition principle
å Linearly independent solutions and existence of fundamental set of solutions for
homogeneous equations
å Particular and general solutions of nonhomogeneous equations
þ Solution methods of certain class of linear equations
å Reduction of order
å Constructing a second solution from a known solution
å The method of undetermined coefficients
å Variation of parameters
þ Applications of second ODEs to simple harmonic and damped motions
Series solutions
Chapter 4

þ Review of power series, power series solutions


þ Ordinary points and singular points of a linear second order ODEs
þ Series solutions of linear second order ODEs about ordinary points
þ Series solutions of linear second order ODEs about singular points
þ Regular and irregular singular points of a second order ODEs
þ The Method of Frobenius linear
þ The Gamma function and its properties
þ Solutions of Bessel’s equation
þ Legender’s equation
Laplace transform
Chapter 5

þ Definition of Laplace transform


þ Inverse Laplace transform
þ Translation Theorem and derivative
þ Application to IVP

2
Systems of linear first order DEs
þ Definition of nth-order system of linear ODE and examples
þ Matrix form of a system and solution vector
þ Initial value problem of a system and existence of a unique solution
Chapter 6

þ Fundamental solutions of a homogeneous system


þ Non-homogeneous system and general solution

Text(s): A First Course in Differential Equations 10th Edition.


Author(s): Dennis G. Zill

References:
1. W. E. Boyce & R. C. DiPrima, Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems, 7th Edi-
tion, John Wiley & Sons, INC., 2001.
2. Nagel et al, Fundamentals of differential equations, 5th ed., Addison Wesley Longman, 2004.
3. Martin Braun, Differential equations and their applications, Springer-Verlag, 1993.
4. E. D. Rainville and P. E. Bedient, Elementary differential equations, MacMillan publishing company,
1999.

Assessment:
Assignments 20%
Quizzes 10%
Tests 20%
Final Exam 50%

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