MA320, Lia Vas    --     MA320 TOPICS


Topics covered:

 

1. First order differential equations. Basic ideas and techniques.

2. Separable differential equations.

3. Direction field.

4. Numerical solutions. Euler's method.

5. Linear differential equation.

6. Homogeneous diff. eq. Bernoulli diff. eq.

7. Autonomous differential equations.

8. Modeling with differential equations.

9. Exact equations.

(Exam 1)

10. Second and higher order equations.

11. Solving homogeneous higher order linear equations.

12. Nonhomogeneous equations: variation of parameters.

13. Nonhomogeneous equations: the method of undetermined coefficients.

14. Systems of first order differential equations. Phase plane analysis

15. Nonlinear systems of differential equations.

16. Modeling with systems of differential equations. Steady states and stability.

(Exam 2)

17. The Laplace transform. Definition. Properties.

18. Inverse Laplace transform.

19. Solving linear systems with Laplace transforms.

20. Transforms of discontinuous and periodic functions.

21. Delta function. Convolution.

(Final Exam)