First Order

Differential Equation
1. DEFINITION
2. ORDER
3. FORMATION OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION.
4. SOLUTION OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
5. INITIAL AND BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM
6. GROUP WORK
Definitions
A differential equation = equation contains derivatives, either ordinary
derivatives (ODE) or partial derivatives (PDE).
ODE: ordinary derivatives [Focus in this subject]
• single independent variable.
dy
 y  2x
dx

PDE: partial derivatives

• two or more independent variables.
u u
 y
x y
Order
Order of the highest differential equation coefficient appear in the
equation
Focus in this subject: first and second order differential equations.
• Most of the solution techniques for second order can be easily extended to
higher order.
Formation of differential equations
Differential equations can be formed by eliminating the constants from
he given expressions.
Example:
Answer:
Solution of differential equations
A function  ( x) is the solution for a differential equation if it satisfies
the differential equation.
?
Show that solution to
?

Develop first and second derivative.

? ?
? ?
nitial and boundary value problems
Initial Condition(s) are values of the solution and/or its derivative(s) a
specific points.
Boundary conditions are conditions which have different values for
the independent variable.
Boundary value problems are differential equations together with its
boundary conditions.

Example:
Group work
1. State the order of each following differential equations:

2. Form an ordinary differential equation by eliminating the constant

A from equation
U2

3. Given . Show that is a solution.

4. Find the solution of the equation ? which
U3
satisfy
the boundary conditions and .
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U2 page 5
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U3 page 21
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Chapter 1_part 1
Creating a slope field
ry v = 50

2. Try v = 40,30,20 & 10

v dv/dt
40 1.96
30 3.92
20 5.88
10 7.84
Creating a slope field –
ry v = 60,70,80
dv/dt
-1.96
-3.92
-5.88

• Sketch of solutions
• Long Term Behavior
(Modeling)