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ordinary differential equations
Definition:
A differential equation is an equation containing an unknown function
and its derivatives.
dy
Examples:. 1. 2x 3
dx
d2y dy
2. 2
3 ay 0
dx dx
4
d 3 y dy
3. 6y 3
dx
3
dx
4u 4u
2. 4 0
x 4
t
2 u 2 u u
3. 2
x 2
t t
dy
2x 3 1
dx
d2y dy
2
3 9y 0 2
dx dx
4
d 3 y dy 3
6y 3
dx
3
dx
Degree of Differential Equation
The degree of a differential equation is power of the highest
order derivative term in the differential equation.
d2y dy
2
3 ay 0 1
dx dx
4
d 3 y dy
6y 3 1
dx
3
dx
3
d 2 y dy
5
2 3 0 3
dx dx
Linear Differential Equation
A differential equation is linear, if
1. dependent variable and its derivatives are of degree one,
2. coefficients of a term does not depend upon dependent
variable.
Example: d2y dy
1. 2
3 9 y 0.
dx dx
is linear.
Example: 2. 4
d 3 y dy
6y 3
dx
3
dx
is non - linear because in 2nd term is not of degree one.
Example: 3.
d2y dy
x2
y x 3
dx 2 dx
is non - linear because in 2nd term coefficient depends on y.
dy
Example: 4. sin y
dx
y3
is non - linear because sin y y is non linear
3!
It is Ordinary/partial Differential equation of order and of degree, it is
linear / non linear, with independent variable, and dependent variable.
1st order differential equation
1. Derivative form:
a1 x a 0 x y g x
dy
dx
2. Differential form:
1 xdy ydx 0
.
3. General form:
dy
dy
f ( x, y ) or f ( x, y, ) 0.
dx dx
Differential Equation Chapter 1 9
First Order Ordinary Differential
equation
dny d n 1 y d2y
a0 y g x
dy
a n n a n 1 n 1 .... a 2 2 a1
dx dx dx dx
d n1 y d2y
a n x a n 1 x a0 x y g x
dy dy
n
...... a 2 x 2
a1 x
dx dx dx dx
Examples
y sin x y cos x C
y 6 x e x y 3 x 2 e x C1 y x 3 e x C1x C2
Observe that the set of solutions to the above 1st order equation has 1 parameter,
while the solutions to the above 2nd order equation depend on two parameters.
Chapter 1
Families of Solutions
Example 9yy ' 4 x 0
Differential Equation
9y 2
9ydy 2x C1
2
2x 2 C1 9y 2 4 x 2 2C1
2
y 2 x2 C1
This yields C where C .
4 9 18
Observe that given any point (x0,y0),
there is a unique solution curve of the
above equation which curve goes
The solution is a family of ellipses.
through the given point.
Origin of Differential Equations
Solution
Chapter 1
1.Geometric Origin
d2y
2
0
dx
2. . For the family of curves
dy
x2
xy
A. y ce 2 the differential equation is
dx
3 x
B. y c1e c2 e
2x
d 2 y dy
the differential equation is
2
6y 0
dx dx 16
Physical Origin
Chapter 1 Chapter 1
where y is displacement,
Differential
m is mass and
k is spring constant
3. RLC circuit, Kirchoff s Second Law
q is charge on
d 2q dq 1 capacitor,
L 2 R qE L is inductance,
dt dt c c is capacitance.
R is resistance and
E is voltage 17
Physical Origin
Chapter 1
T Ts
1.Newtons Low of Cooling dT
dt
where
dT
is rate of cooling of the liquid,
dt
Differential Equation