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MATH 219 Introduction to Differential Equations

Credit: (4-0) 4

Catalog description: First order equations and various applications. Higher order linear differential equations.
Power series solutions. The Laplace transform. Solutions of initial value problems. Systems of linear
differential equations. Introduction to partial differential equations.

Course Objectives: By the end of this course, a student will:

 Classify and identify different types of differential equations,


 Explicitly solve several important classes of ordinary differential equations and interpret their qualitative
behaviour,
 Apply ideas from linear algebra in order to solve single linear ordinary differential equations and
systems of such equations,
 Model certain physical phenomena using differential equations and reinterpret their solutions physically,
 Use power series methods to solve second order linear differential equations
 Apply the Laplace transform for solving differential equations,
 Use the method of separation of variables in order to solve some basic partial differential equations via
Fourier series.

Course Coordinator: Özgür Kişisel (Office: 128, Mathematics Department. Phone: (312) 210 5388)
[email protected]

Course Assistant: Melike Çakmak (Office: Z-37, Mathematics Department. Phone: (312) 210 5386)
[email protected]

Course Website: http://ma219.math.metu.edu.tr/ and https://metuclass.metu.edu.tr/

Textbook: “Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems”, Boyce, W. E., DiPrima, R. C.,
10th ed.

Lectures: All lectures of MATH 219 for the Spring 2022 semester will be face-to-face lectures. 

Office Hours: To be announced.

Exams and Grading: The grading will be based on two midterm exams and one final exam. All exams will be
in class exams.
 Midterm 1: 30 % (date: 16.04.2022, Saturday)
 Midterm 2: 30 % (date: 04.06.2022, Saturday)
 Final: 40 % (date: to be announced)

Suggested Problems: A list of suggested problems will be announced on the course website. Students are
encouraged to attempt to solve all of these problems in a timely manner, and ask the instructors about the ones
that they cannot solve.

NA Policy: A student who misses all exams will receive a grade of NA for the course.

Make-up Policy: In order to be eligible to enter a make-up examination for a missed examination, a student
should have a documented or verifiable, and officially acceptable excuse. A student cannot get make-up
examinations for two missed exams. The make-up examination for all exams will be after the final exam, and
will include all topics.

Instructor Lecture Times and Places Instructor e-mail,


Office (Math building), office phone
S1. Özgür Kişisel Tue 10:40-12:30 (U3), [email protected]
Fri 8:40-10:30 (U3) 128, (312) 210 5388
S2. Ahmet Beyaz Mon 10:40-12:30 (YP-A3), [email protected]
Thu 8:40-10:30 (YP-A3) 123, (312) 210 5381

Important Dates:

 March 7: Classes begin  May 9-15: Course withdrawal applications


 March 14-18: Add-drop period  May 19: Commemoration of Atatürk &
 April 16: Midterm 1 (Saturday) Youth and Sports Festival (Thursday)
 April 23: National Sovereignty and  June 4: Midterm 2 (Saturday)
Children’s Day (Saturday)  June 17: Last day of classes
 May 1: Labor and Solidarity Day (Sunday)  June 20-July 2: Final Exam Period
 May 2-4: Religious Holiday (Monday-  July 13: Grades announced
Wednesday)

Course Schedule:
The table below is a rough guideline for the content of course lectures. Instructors may reorder their lectures as
necessary/desired. Section and page numbers below are from the textbook, Elementary Differential Equations
and Boundary Value Problems, Boyce and DiPrima, 10th ed., 2010.

§1.1, §1.3: Introduction, Direction Fields


1 Chapter 2. First Order Differential Equations
Week 1:
§2.2: Separable equations (also homogeneous equations - see p49 #30).
Mar.7-11
2 §2.1: Linear equations; Method of integrating factors.   

Week 2: 3 §2.3: Modeling with first order equations


Mar.14-18 4 §2.4: Differences between linear and nonlinear equations
5 §2.6: Exact equations and integrating factors.
Week 3: Chapter 7. Systems of First Order Linear Equations
Mar.21-25 6 §7.1: Introduction.
§7.2: Review of matrices.
Week 4: §7.3: Systems of linear algebraic equations; Linear independence, eigenvalues,
7,8
Mar.28-Apr.1 eigenvectors.
§7.4: Basic theory of systems of first order linear equations.
Week 5: 9
§7.5: Homogeneous linear systems with constant coefficients.
Apr.4-8
10 §7.6: Complex eigenvalues.
§7.7: Fundamental matrices.
Week 6: 11
§7.8: Repeated eigenvalues.
Apr.11-15
12 §7.9: Nonhomogeneous linear systems (variation of parameters only).
Week 7: 13 Chapter 4. Higher Order Linear Equations
§4.1: General theory of nth order linear equations
Apr.18-22
14 §4.2: Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients.
Week 8: 15 §4.3: The method of undetermined coefficients.
Apr.25-29 16 §4.4: The method of variation of parameters.
Week 9: §3.7: Mechanical and electrical vibrations.
17
May.2-6 §3.8: Forced Vibrations.
Chapter 5. Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations
18 §5.1: Review of Power Series
Week 10: §5.2: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part I
May.9-13
§5.3: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part II
19
§5.4: Euler Equations, Regular Singular Points
Week 11:
20 §5.5: Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part I
May.16-20
Chapter 6. The Laplace Transform
21
Week 12: §6.1: Definition of the Laplace transform.
May.23-27 §6.2: Solution of initial value problems.
22
§6.3: Step functions.
23 §6.4: Differential equations with discontinuous forcing functions.
Week 13:
May.30-Jun.3 §6.5: Impulse functions.
24
§6.6: The convolution integral.
Week 14: 25 Chapter 10. Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series
Jun.6-10 §10.1: Two-point boundary value problems.
26 §10.2: Fourier series.
Week 15: §10.3: The Fourier convergence theorem.
27
Jun.13-17 §10.4: Even and odd functions.
28 §10.5: Separation of variables, heat conduction in a rod.

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