MATH4017 10% Assignment
MATH4017 10% Assignment
MATH4017 10% Assignment
MATH4017 – Analysis II
Individual Assignment
Full marks will be awarded for showing all steps and working upon arrival of the
solution
Students are reminded that this is an individual assignment that is worth 10% of
their final grade. The final mark awarded for this assignment will be calculated
based on each student’s written submission AS WELL AS oral questioning on the
day of submission.
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1. Evaluate L1 2 2 2
using the Convolution Property of Laplace Transform.
s ( s 1)
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2. An integral equation is one in which the unknown dependent variable, say y, appears
x 2 ydx
under an integral operator. e.g.:
y 2x
Laplace Transform is used to solve Volterra Type Integral Equations because of its form.
The general form of Volterra Integral Equations is:
t
y (t ) g (t ) f (t ) y ( )d , t 0
0
where , , f (t ) and g (t ) are given and y(t) is the unknown function. The form of these
Volterra Equations (as they contain f * y ), makes them suitable for the application of the
Laplace Transform.
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3. Explain the steps involved in finding the general solution of a differential equation about
a regular singular point using a power series method. Give sufficient explanation.
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4. Solve the following ordinary differential equation about the point x=0 using a Frobenius
method;
2 xy ( x) y ( x) y( x) 0
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