1.

ODEs: Power series solutions and special

functions I.

1. Calculate the Taylors series in the origin for the following functions:
a) f (x) = sin (x)
b) f (x) = cos (x)
c) f (x) = ex
d) f (x) = ex
e) f (x) = ln (1 + x)
f) f (x) = ln (1 x)
g) f (x) =
h) f (x) =

1
1x
1
1+x

2. Check that the following equalities hold:

a)

an (x 1)n+1 =

b)

n(n 1)an xn2 =

c)

an x

n+2

n=0

d)

n=k

(n + 2)(n + 1)an+2 xn

n=0

n=2

an1 (x 1)n

n=1

n=0

an2 xn

n=2

an+m xn+p =

an+m+p xn+p+k ;

x>0

n=0

where p is constant and k, m are two given integer numbers.

e)

X
X
X
n+r2
n+r1
2
(n+r)(n+r1)an x
+x
(n+r)an x
+x
an xn+r =
n=0

n=0

n=0

X
[r(r 1) + r] a0 xr +[(r+1)r+(r+1)]a1 xr+1 +
[(n + r)(n + r 1)an +
n=2

(n + r)an + an2 ] xn+r ;

x > 0,

where , and r are given constants.

3. Calculate the coefficients an such that the following equation is satisfied:

n n1

na x

+2

n=1

an x n = 0

n=0

Identify the function represented by the series:

an x n

n=0

4. Calculate the convergence radius of the following series:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

n=1
P
n=0
P
n=0
P
n=0
P
n=1

xn
n

nxn
xn n
x
n!
n! n
x
nn
n!
(x
nn

(n!)2
n=1 nn (x
P (x+5)n
n=1 n(n+1)

2)n .

2)n

5. Solve the following ODEs using power series centered at the origin:
a) y 00 y = 0.
b) y 00 xy 0 y = 0.
c) y 00 xy 0 y = 0, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1.
d) y 00 + k 2 x2 y = 0,

being k a real positive constant.

e) (1 x)y 00 + y = 0.
f) (2 + x2 )y 00 xy 0 + 4y = 0.