Lecture 2 : Engineering
Mathematics 2A
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Differential Equations
1.1 : The classification of differential equations
1.1 : Verification of a solution
1.1 : Using different symbols
1.3 : Differential Equations as Mathematical Models
Chapter 2 : First-Order Differential Equations
2.1.1 : Direction fields
Methods Solving Differential Equations
2.2 : Separable Variables
Introduction to Differential Equations
p2 : Definition 1.1.1 Differential Equation
An equation containing derivatives of
one or more dependent variables,
with respect to
one or more independent variables,
is said to be a differential equation (DE).
Introduction to Differential Equations
p2 : Definition 1.1.1 Differential Equation
Classification of Differential Equations
Classify Simplified Definition Reference
By
1. Ordinary DE ( ODE) p2
Type If DE contains only ordinary derivatives.
example Last para
of DE 2. Partial DE ( PDE )
If DE contains partial derivatives. example
Order
of DE
1. Derivatives notation
2. Order of a DE is the order of the highest derivatives
p3
in the equation . example
Linearity Linear nth-order ODE : p4
of DE dny d n1 y dy
an x n an1 x n1 a1 x a0 x y g x
dx dx dx
properties
Classification by Type
p2 : Examples of O.D.E :
dy
5 y ex
dx
d y dy
2
6y 0
dx dx
2
dx dy
2x y
dt dt
RETURN
Classification by Type
p3 : Examples of P.D.E :
u u
2 2
2 0
x 2
y
u u
2 2
u
2 2
x t
2
t
u v
y x
RETURN
Classification by Type
p3 : Notation for Ordinary Derivatives.
Throughout this text order of Leibniz Prime
ordinary derivatives derivative Notation Notation
1st dy y
will be written by using dx
either the 2nd d2y y
dx 2
Leibniz notation or the 3nd d3y y
prime notation. dx 3
dy
5 y e1x
example can be written as
y 5y e x
dx
dexample
2
y dy 2 y y 6 y 0
6y 0 can be written as
dx dx
2
Classification by Type
p3 : Notation for Ordinary Derivatives.
Actually, the prime notation is used to denote only the
first three derivatives ; the fourth derivative is written
y 4 instead of y.
th d n
y
In general, the n derivative of y is written as n or y n .
dx
RETURN
Classification by Order
p3 : Classification by order
3
d y
2
dy
5 4 y e x
dx dx
2
RETURN
Classification by Linearity
p4 : Classification by Linearity
An nth-order ODE is linear when
dny d n1 y dy
an x n an1 x n1 a1 x a0 x y g x
dx dx dx
Classification by Linearity
p4 : Classification by Linearity
Any ODE must satisfy the 2 properties in order to be a
linear ODE otherwise it is a nonlinear ODE.
Two properties of a linear ODE are as follows :
The dependent variable y and all its derivatives
y, y, , y n are of the first degree, that is, the
power of each term involving y is 1. example
The coefficients a0 , a1 , , an of y, y, , y n depends
at most on the independent variable x. example
RETURN
Classification by Linearity
p4 : Example of linear / non-linear O.D.E :
d4y
y 2
0
dx 4
d4y
x 2
y 0
dx 4
2
d y
4
4 y 2
0
dx
d y
2
sin y 0
dx 2
Classification by Linearity
p4 : Example of linear / non-linear O.D.E :
d4y
y 4 cos x 0
dx
d4y
y cos x 0
dx 4
d y
3
dy
x 5y 0
dx 3
dx
RETURN
Solution of an ODE.
What does a solution(s) of an ODE mean ?
Suppose we have an equation y f x, y ,
if we can differentiate this equation n th times
then we obtained an nth-order ODE.
We say that
The equation y = f(x,y) is
the solution of the nth-order ODE.
To solve an ODE means
to find the solution of the ODE.
Solution of an ODE.
p2 : example
y e 0. 1 x 2
(1)
differentiate (1) we get a 1st -order ODE :
dy
0.2 xy (2)
dx
differentiate (2) we get a 2nd -order ODE :
d2y dy
0.2 y x (3)
dx dx
2
Solution of an ODE.
Discussions :
dy
_______________ is the solution of 0.2 xy
dx
d2y dy
_______________ is the solution of 2 0.2 y x
dx dx
Solving an ODE
st dy
Now suppose we given the 1 -order ODE, 0.2 xy
dx
How do we verify that the solution of this ODE is
y e 0.1 x 2
and not y e ?
x2
solution :
Solving of an ODE.
To obtain the 1st-order ODE, we differentiate the
solution.
Theoretically, to obtain the solution we can
integrate the 1st-order ODE.
Unfortunately, integration alone is not enough to
solve any 1st-order ODE. There are 4 methods that
we will study in this module to solve 1st-order
ODE.
Solving 1 Order st
Differential Equation
Method 1 : Separable Equation
Method 2 : Integrating Factor
Method 3 : Exact Equation
Method 4 : Euler’s Method ( Numerical Method )
Method 1: Separable Equation
p45 : Definition 2.2.1 Separable Equation
If a 1st-order ODE can simplified to the form
dy
g x h y
dx
is said to be separable or to have separable
variables.
Method 1: Separable Equation
Strategy to solve a separable equation
1. Identify the ODE is a separable equation.
2. Regroup the separable equation to the form
dy dx (1)
3. Integrate equation (1)
dy dx
Method 1: Separable Equation
p46 : Example 1
Solve 1 x dy y dx 0
Method 1: Separable Equation
p47 : Example 4
dy
Solve e y cos x
2y
e y sin 2 x , y 0 0.
dx