MATH 243 - Differential Equations

Semester: 2021-2022 Fall Semester

Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 11:20-13:10
Instructor: Dr. Inst. Şeyma Bilazeroğlu
e-mail: sbilazeroglu@cankaya.edu.tr
Office: R-202
Office Hours: Wednesday, 11:20-12.10 and 16:20-17:10

Existence-uniqueness theorem of first order initial value problems. First order

equations. Higher order linear ordinary differential equations. Constant coefficient
equations. Reduction of order method, method of undetermined coefficients,
Course Description: method of variation of parameters. Riccati equations, Cauchy-Euler equations.
Power series solutions. The Laplace transforms. Convolution integral. Solution of
initial value problems using Laplace transform. Solution of systems of linear
differential equations.

Textbook: S. L. Ross, Differential Equations, Wiley, 1984.

W. E. Boyce, R. C. Di Prima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary
Reference Book:
Value Problems, John Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Evaluation Criteria
Midterm: 30%
Homework I 15%
Homework II 15%
Final: 40%

Tentative Course Schedule

Week Chapter(s) Topic(s)
Differential Equations, Solutions, Initial-Value Problems, Boundary-Value
1 1
Problems, and Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions
2 2.1, 2.2 Exact Differential Equations and Integrating Factor, Seperable Equations
3 2.3, 3 Linear First Order Differential Equations and Bernoulli Equations, Applications
Homework I (Deadline: 25.10.2021, Monday)
4 4.1 Theory of Higher Order Linear Differential Equations
5 4.2 Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients
6 4.3 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients
7 4.4 Variation of Parameters
8 4.5 Riccati equations, Cauchy-Euler Equation
25.11.2021, Thursday, MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9 5 Applications
10 6.1 Power Series Solutions
11 6.2 Frobenius Method
Homework II (Deadline: 20.12.2021, Monday)
12 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 Laplace Transforms
13 7 Systems of Linear Differential Equations
14 7 Systems of Linear Differential Equations
FINAL EXAMINATION