Differential Equations

by Karolina Drewnik

A differential equation

is a mathematical equation that relates some function

of one or more variables

with its derivatives.

  • Mechanical Systems
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Population Models
  • Newton's Law of Cooling
  • Compartmental Analysis

Examples of First-Order Differential Equations 

general form

first-order ordinary differential equation

t - independent variable

y(t) - dependent variable

The goal: determine the unknown function y(t) whose derivative satisfies the above condition and which passes through the point

qualitative analysis

of First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations

AUTONOMOUS

NON-AUTONOMOUS

example:

example:

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

OF THE AUTONOMOUS ODE 

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

OF THE NON-AUTONOMOUS ODE 

Directly Integrable

First-Order Differential Equations

general solution:

Separable

First-Order Differential Equations

Solution:

Equation of type

Solution:

First step:

Second step:

SEPARABLE METHOD

(to compute y')

Equation of type

Solution:

First step:

Second step:

SEPARABLE METHOD

(to compute y')

Linear

First-Order Differential Equations

Solution:

First step:

Second step:

SEPARABLE METHOD

Bernoulli

First-Order Differential Equations

Solution:

First step:

Second step:

LINEAR METHOD

to obtain

  • Mechanical Systems
  • Electrical Circuits
  • One-Dimensional Free-Fall Motion

Examples of Second-Order Differential Equations 

general form

second-order ordinary differential equation

t - independent variable

y(t) - dependent variable

The goal: determine the unknown functions that satisfies the above ordinary differential equation

on some interval

INITIAL CONDITIONS:

Reduction of Order for Problems

of the form                  

Solution:

Convert

into first-order differential equation

Reduction of Order for Problems

of the form                  

Solution:

Write

Linear

Second-Order Differential Equations

Solution:

HOMOGENOUS

NONHOMOGENOUS    otherwise

HOMOGENOUS

NONHOMOGENOUS

Constant-Coefficient Homogeneous ODE

Solution:

Uniform solution:

The Variation of Parameters Formula

Solution:

1. Find solution like in previous method

2. Use the variation of parameters - change parameters to C1, C2

3. Create system of equations

Laplace transform

Solution:

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