Section 1.
1 Definitions and Terminology
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Three Types of Classification:
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Examples: List of different type of differential equations
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1) !#
+ 5𝑦 = 𝑒 # 2) !# ! + sin 𝑦 = 0 3) !$
+ !$ = 2𝑥 + 𝑦
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4) 𝑖ℏ %$ = − () %# ! + 𝑉𝜓 5) %$ !
= 𝑐 ( %# ! 6) %# ! + %"! + %+ ! = 0
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Solution of an Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE)
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Types of Solutions:
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Example: 𝑥 ( + 𝑦 ( = 25 is a solution to !# = − "
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Example: 𝑦, = √25 − 𝑥 ( and 𝑦( = −√25 − 𝑥 (
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Example: 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 − 𝑥 cos 𝑥 is a solution to 𝑥𝑦 - − 𝑦 = 𝑥 ( sin 𝑥
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Note: A differential equation may have more than one solution.
Example: Verify that both equations are solutions to the given ODE.
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𝑥 ( !# ! = 2𝑦; 𝑦, = 𝑥 ( and 𝑦( = 𝑥 .,
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Example: Verify that the function is a solution to the given ODE.
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1) + 20𝑦 = 24; 𝑦 = 0 − 0 𝑒 .(1$
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2) 𝑥 -- + 16𝑥 = 0; 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐, sin 4𝑡 + 𝑐( cos 4𝑡
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3) !$ = 𝑥 + 3𝑦, = 5𝑥 + 3𝑦; 𝑥 = 𝑒 .($ + 3𝑒 /$ , 𝑦 = −𝑒 .($ + 5𝑒 /$
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(S) 4) 𝑥 ( 𝑦 -- − 7𝑥𝑦 - + 15𝑦 = 0; 𝑦 = 𝑥 2