Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 2320

Review Items for the Final Exam

1.

Use Euler's Method to solve the initial value problem y = 1+ y 2 , y(0) = 1 , with a step size of h = 0.1.
Find approximations of y(0.1) and y(0.2).

2.

In the previous problem, compare your answers with the exact solution, y=tan(x + /4). What are the
errors at x = 0.1 and at x= 0.2?

3.

Let y = cn x n . Give the Power Series solution to y + (1 x 2 )y = 0.

n =0

4.

Define the Laplace transform of a function f(t).

5.

Find the Laplace transform of cos(3t)

6.

Find the inverse Laplace transform of

7.

Find the inverse Laplace transform of

8.

Find the inverse Laplace transform of

9.

Solve the initial value problem, y y = te 2t , y (0) = 1 , using Laplace transforms.

10.

.
Solve the system where A =
1 4

11.

Solve the system X = AX where A = 1

12.

Classify the equation x dy y dx = 0 as (a) linear, (b) separable, (c) exact, (d) homogeneous,
and/or (e) Bernoulli.

13.

Solve y 2 y = x + e x

(s 4 )3

1
s 2 + 2s + 5

e 4 s
s (s 1)

5 4 0

0 2 .
0 2 5

Key
1. y(0.1)1.2, y(0.2)1.444
2. e(0.1)=tan(0.1 + /4) 1.2 = 0.023, e(0.2) = tan(0.2 + /4) 1.444 = 0.064

) (

3.

7
y = c0 1 21 x 2 + 81 x 4 L + c1 x 61 x 3 + 120
x5 L

4.

L{f(t)} = e st f (t )dt

5.

s
s2 + 9

6.

5 2 4t
t e
2

7.

1
2

8.

U (t 4) e t 4 1

9.

y= 2et e2t + te2t

10.

2
1
X = c1 e 2t + c2 e 3t
1
1

11.

2
5
4
2

5t
5t 21 5t
X = c1 5 + c2 0 e + c3 0 te + 2 e

2
1
1


0

12.

(a) linear, (b) separable, (c) exact, and (d) homogeneous.

e t sin(2t )

13. y = c1 + c2 e 2 x 41 x 2 41 x e x