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Course Detail

Course Name Differential Equations
Course Code 25MAT337
Program B. Sc. in Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science (with Minor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science)
Semester Electives: Mathematics
Campus Mysuru

Syllabus

Unit I

Equations of First Order and First Degree: Review of Ordinary Differential Equations (order – degree – linear – nonlinear – implicit and explicit form of solution – general solutions – particular solution – singular solution) – Exact Equations – Integrating Factors – Equations Solvable by Separation of Variables – Homogeneous Equations – Linear Equations – Rules for determining Integrating Factors

(Sections: 1.1-1.9, 2.1-2.24)

Unit II

Equations of First Order and of Higher Degree:  Equations Solvable for  , Equations Solvable for y, Equations Solvable for x, Clairaut’s Form, Orthogonal Trajectories of a Given Family of Curves

(Sections: 4.1-4.17, 3.1-3.5)

Unit III

Linear Equations of Higher Order: Solution of Linear homogeneous differential equations with constant coefficients – Euler-Cauchy equation – Solution of Linear Non-homogeneous Equations – Method of undetermined coefficients – Method of variation of parameters – Operator Methods for Finding Particular Integrals – Solution of simultaneous linear differential equations with constant coefficients

(Sections: 5.1-5.27, 6.1-6.11, 7.1-7.4, 8.1-8.3)

Unit IV

Partial Differential Equations: Review of Partial Differential Equations (order, degree, linear, nonlinear) – Formation of equations by eliminating arbitrary constants and arbitrary functions. – Particular and Complete integrals – Lagrange’s Linear Equation – Charpit’s Method – Methods to Solve the First Order Partial Differential Equations of the Forms f(p,q) = 0, f(z,p,q) = 0, f1(x,p) =  f2(y,q) and Clairut’s Form z = px + qy + f(p,q) where  (Sections: 1.1 – 1.12, 2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.18)

Objectives and Outcomes

OBJECTIVE: To enable students to develop the knowledge of standard concepts of ordinary and partial differential equations and apply analytical techniques to compute solutions to various differential equations.

Course Outcomes

COs Description
CO1 To exhibit the basic concepts of differential equations into problems.
CO2 To solve basic application problems described by first order differential equations.
CO3 To solve basic application problems described by second order linear differential equations with constant coefficients.
CO4 To create and analyze mathematical models using higher order differential equations.
CO5 To illustrate the concepts of Lagrange’s linear equation and Charpit’s method to solve partial differential equations.

CO-PO Mapping

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CO
CO1 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
CO2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3
CO3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
CO4 3 2 3 3 2 3 3
CO5 3 2 3 3 2 3 2

Text Books / References

Text books:

1.  M.D. Raisinghania, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, 18th edition, S.Chand, 2016.

      References:

  1. William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems, 9th edition, Wiley India, 2012.
  2. Nita H, Shah, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations: Theory and Applications, 2nd edition, PHI learning, 2015.
  3. Dennis Zill, A First Course in Differential Equations, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, 2009.

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