MATH 2613: Differential Equations

Subject
Credit Hours 3.0 Lecture Hours 3.0 Lab Hours 0.0
Type of Credit
Baccalaureate/Transfer
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Course Description
Solution techniques for several types of ordinary differential equations are developed and applied to problems in physics, geometry, and other sciences. Topics include first order equations (separable, homogeneous, exact, and linear), higher-order linear equations with constant coefficients, the Laplace transform, systems of linear equations, and power series solutions. AAS: Mathematics elective. IAI: MTH 912 Mathematics.
Prerequisite(s)
MATH 2524 with a grade of C or better or equivalent - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Solve first and second order differential equations
  • Apply first and second order differential equations to situations including, but not limited to electricity, engineering, physics, and chemistry.
  • Solve a differential equation using the Laplace transform.
  • Find a power series solution to a linear differential equation with variable coefficients and no singular point.
  • Solve linear systems of differential equations by the methods of elimination and eigenvalues.
Topical Outline

1. Basic Definitions and Terminology
2. Initial Value Problems          
3. Separable Variables
4. Solutions by Substitution
5. Exact Equations
6. Linear Equations
7. A Numerical Method
8. Preliminary Theory
9. Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients
10. Undetermined Coefficients – Annihilator Approach
11. Variation of Parameters
12. Cauchy-Euler Equations
13. Introductions to Systems of Differential Equations
14. Linear Models
15. Non-Linear Models
16. Undamped Systems
17. Free Damped
18. External Forces
19. LRC Circuits
20. Solutions About Ordinary Points
21. Definition of the Laplace Transform
22. Inverse Transforms and Transforms of Derivatives
23. First and Second Translation Theorems

24. Operational Properties II, Convolutions, Periodic Functions