DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)

Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560078

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE: STATISTICS, TRANSFORMS & NUMERICAL METHODS
MODULE – 1: NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ODE AND PDE
COURSE CODE: 21MAT31C
Question Bank
Q.No Questions CO’s BL Marks
1. a) Using Taylor’s series method, find y at 𝑥 = 0.1 and 𝑥 = 0.2 CO1/ L1,L2 7
𝑑𝑦
considering up to 4th degree terms. Given that 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 𝑦 − CO2
1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(0) = 1
𝑑𝑦 1
b) Given the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 ,with y(4)=4 , obtain CO1/ L1,L2 5
y(4.1) and y(4.2) by Taylor’s series method CO2

2. 𝑑𝑦
a) Solve 𝑑𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 3𝑒 𝑥 , y(0)=0. Using Taylor’s series method find CO1/ L1,L2 6
y(0.1), y(0.2) CO2

b) Using Taylor’s series method, find y at 𝑥 = 1.1 and 𝑥 = 1.2, Given CO1/ L1,L2 5
𝑑𝑦 1
that = 𝑥 𝑦 ⁄3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(1) = 1 CO2
𝑑𝑥

3. a) Employ Taylor’s series method to find the approximate solution to CO1/ L1,L2 6
𝑑𝑦
find y at x=0.1 given 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 − 𝑦 2 , y(0)=1 by considering upto 4th CO2
degree term.
b) Use Taylor’s series method to obtain a power series in (x – 4) for the CO1/ L1,L2 5
equation CO2
𝑑𝑦
5𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 2 − 2 = 0, 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 1 and use it to find y at x = 4.1 ,4.2

4. a) Use Taylor’s series method to obtain a power series in (x – 4) for the CO1/ L1,L2 7
𝑑𝑦
equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦, 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 10 and use it to find y at x = 0.1 ,0.2 CO2

b) Given dy/dx =x-y with y(0) = 2 find y at x =0.1, 0.2 by applying CO1/ L1,L2 8
Taylor’s series method. CO2

5. a) Solve the initial value problem y' = -2xy2, y(0) = 1 for y at x = 1 using CO1/ L1,L2 6
Taylor series method of order four. CO2

b) RL circuit with ramp input differential equation governing by the current CO1/ L1,L2 7
flow it is given by 𝑑𝑖/𝑑𝑡 + 𝑅/𝐿𝑖 = 𝑡/𝐿, 𝑖(0) = 0, given 𝑅/𝐿 = 𝑃 = CO2

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0.1, 1/𝐿 = 𝑄 = 0.1 solve by applying Taylor’s series method up to
second iteration.
6. a) Solve
𝑑𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2
= 𝑦 2 +𝑥 2 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦(0) = 1 , find y at x=0.2 using Runge-kutta CO1/ L1,L2 7
𝑑𝑥
CO2
method of 4th order taking step- length h=0.2. Accurate up to 4th
decimal places.

b) Solve the differential equation governed by slope field 𝑑𝑥 =

𝑑𝑦 CO1/ L1,L2 5
CO2
√1 − 𝑦 2 , 𝑦 = 0.5 when 𝑥 = 0,h=0.1 by R-K method.

7. a) Apply Runge-kutta method to find an approximate value of y for CO3/CO4 L3,L4

𝑑𝑦
x=0.2 in step of 0.2 of 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 , given that y=1 when x=0.
7

b) Apply Runge-kutta method of fourth order given 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥𝑦, y(1)=2, CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
h=0.2 , find y(1.2).

8. a) Apply Runge-kutta method to find an approximate value of y for CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6

𝑑𝑦
x=0.2 in step of 0.2 for 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 + 𝑦, given that y=1 when x=0.

b) Apply Runge-kutta method to find an approximate value in the CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5

𝑑𝑦
range 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0.1 by taking h=0.1 for 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥(1 + 𝑥𝑦), given that
y=1 when x=0
9. a) Apply Runge-kutta method of 4th order, to compute y(0.3).Given that CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
𝑑𝑦
10 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 y(0)=1,taking h=0.3.

b) Using Runge kutta method of fourth order find y(20.2) for the CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
𝑑𝑦 𝑥
equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 (𝑦), y(20)=5 taking h=0.2.

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Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru-560078

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
10. a) Using Runge kutta method of fourth order find y(0.1) for the CO3/CO4 L3,L4 7
𝑑𝑦
equation 𝑑𝑥 = 3𝑒 𝑥 + 2𝑦, y(0)=1 taking h=0.1.

b) Solve
𝑑𝑦 𝑦−𝑥
= 𝑦+𝑥 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦(0) = 1 , in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2 by taking h = CO3/CO4 L3,L4 8
𝑑𝑥
0.2. Accurate up to 4th decimal places.

11. a) Solve utt = 4uxx subject to u(0, t) = 0, u(4, t) = 0 , ut (x, 0) = 0 and CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
u(x, 0) = x(4 − x). Take h = 1, k = 0.5 up to four steps.

b) Solve utt = uxx subject to u(0, t) = 0, u(4, t) = 0, ut (x, 0) = 0 and CO3/CO4 L3,L4 7
x(4−x)
u(x, 0) = 2 . Take h = 1, and find solution upto 5 steps in t-
direction.
12. a) Solve uxx = 0.0625utt subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(5, t), u(x, 0) = CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
x 2 (x − 5) and ut (x, 0) = 0 by taking h = 1 for 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 .

b) Solve 25uxx = utt subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(5, t), ut (x, 0) = 0, CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
2x , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2.5
u(x, 0) = { } , h=1 upto t=1.
10 − 2x , 2.5 ≤ x ≤ 5

13. a) Solve uxx = utt subject to u(x, 0) = 0 = u(0, t), u(1, t) = 100sinπt, CO3/CO4 L3,L4 8
∂u 1
(x, 0) = 0, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1, by taking h = .
∂t 4

b) Solve uxx = utt subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(1, t) and u(x, 0) = 2 x(1 − CO3/CO4 L3,L4 8
1

∂u
x) , (x, 0) = 0, 0 ≤ t ≤ 0.4 by taking h = k = 0.1 .
∂t

14. a) Solve uxx = utt subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(1, t), u(x, 0) = sinπx, CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
∂u
(x, 0) = 0, 0 < 𝑥 < 1, by taking h = k = 0.2 upto t=1.
∂t

b) Solve 4uxx = utt subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(1, t), u(x, 0) = 10 + CO3/CO4 L3,L4 7
∂u
x(1 − x) ∂t (x, 0) = 0, 0 < 𝑥 < 1, h=0.2 upto t=0.5

15. a) Evaluate the equation utt = 16uxx taking ℎ = 1 upto 𝑡 = 1.25. The CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
boundary conditions are u(0, t) = 0 = u(5, t), ui (x, 0) = 0 and
u(x, 0) = 𝑥 2 (5 − 𝑥).

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
x
b) Solve 4uxx = ut subject to u(0, t) = 0 = u(8, t) and u(x, 0) = 2 (8 − CO3/CO4 L3,L4 8
x) , at points x = i, i = 0,1,2,3 … 8 and t = j, j = 0,1,2.

16. a) Using Bender- Schmidt method solve uxx − 2ut = 0 subject to CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
u(0, t) = u(4, t) = 0 and the initial condition u(x, 0) = x(4 − x)taking
h = k = 1 upto t=5.

b) Using Bender- Schmidt method solve uxx = ut subject to u(0, t) = CO3/CO4 L3,L4 5
u(5, t) = 0 and the initial condition u(x, 0) = x 2 (25 − x 2 ) taking h =
1, k = 1/2 up to t=3.

17. a) Solve the equation ut = uxx subject to u(x, 0) = sinπx, u(0, t) = CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
u(1, t) = 0, t ≥ 0. Using Bender-Schmidt Method, carry out four levels
1 1
in t, taking h = 3 , k = 18

b) Find the value of u(x,t) satisfying the parabolic equation ut = 4uxx CO3/CO4 L3,L4 7
1
subject to the conditions u(x, 0) = 4x − 2 x 2 , u(0, t) = u(8, t) = 0, t ≥
1 1
0. Using Bender-Schmidt Method, taking h = 1 , k = 8 up to t=3/4

18. a) Solve by using Bender- Schmidt process the equation

∂u
=
∂2 u
subject CO3/CO4 L3,L4 6
∂t ∂x2
1
2x , 0 ≤x≤2
to u(0, t) = 0 = u(1, t) u(x, 0) = { 1
2(1 − x), ≤x≤1
2
1 1
Taking h = 4 & 𝑘 = 32 upto t = 0.125
∂u
b) Solve by using Bender- Schmidt method the equation ∂t = 5 ∂x2
∂2 u CO3/CO4 L3,L4 7
subject to the boundary condition u(0, t) = 0, u(5, t) = 60, u(x, 0) =
20x , 0 <𝑥≤3
{ for 5 times steps having Taking h = 1 & 𝑘 =
60, 3<𝑥≤5
0.1
19. a) Solve uxx = ut subject to the u(0, t) = 0 = u(5, t ) and u(x, 0) = CO5 L5,L6 5
2 (25 2 ).
x − x By taking h=1 carry out 5 steps using Bender-Schmidt’s
method.

b) Solve 25uxx = ut subject to the u(0, t) = 0 = u(10, t ) and u(x, 0) = CO5 L5,L6 8
x(10−x)
. By taking h=1 & k suitably , Find ui,j for i=0,1,2,3,…..10 &
25
j=0,1,2,3,4 using Bender-Schmidt’s method.
20. a) Find the values of u(x, t) satisfying the parabolic equation ut = 0.5 uxx CO5 L5,L6 8
x
subject to the conditions u(0, t) = 0 = u(8, t) and u(x, 0) = 2 (8 − x)

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
at the points x = i, i = 0,1 … 8, t = j, j = 0,1,2, … ,5 by Bender-
Schmidt method
b) The transverse displacement u of a point at a distance x from one end CO5 L5,L6 8
𝜕2 𝑢
and at any time t of a vibrating string satisfies the equation =
𝜕𝑡 2
𝜕2 𝑢
4 𝜕𝑥 2 with boundary conditions u = 0 at x = 0, t > 0 and u = 0 at x = 4,
𝜕𝑢
t > 0 and initial conditions u = x(4 – x) and 𝜕𝑡 = 0 at t = 0, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤
4 . Solve this equation numerically for one-half period of vibration,
taking h = 1 and k = 1/2.