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The tentative lecture schedule covers various topics in differential equations and partial differential equations over 36 lectures. It includes introductions to first and second order ordinary differential equations, numerical methods, power series solutions, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, and classifications of partial differential equations like hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic equations. Specific techniques like method of characteristics, D'Alembert's formula, and solutions to wave, heat, Laplace and Poisson equations are also outlined.

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The tentative lecture schedule covers various topics in differential equations and partial differential equations over 36 lectures. It includes introductions to first and second order ordinary differential equations, numerical methods, power series solutions, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, and classifications of partial differential equations like hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic equations. Specific techniques like method of characteristics, D'Alembert's formula, and solutions to wave, heat, Laplace and Poisson equations are also outlined.

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Tentative lecture schedule MTH203

Lecture

Topics

Introduction to differential equation (DE), Order of DE, IVP, BVP, IVBP,


First order ODE F (x, y, y 0 ) = 0.

Concept of solution (general solution, singular solution,implicit solution


etc.), Geometrical interpretations (direction fields, nullclines)

Separable form, Reduction to separable form, Exact equations, Integrating


factors [of the form F(x) and F(y)]

Linear equations, Bernoulli equations, orthogonal trajectories.

Picards existence and uniqueness theorem (without proof), Picards iteration method

Numerical methods: Eulers method, improved Eulers method

Second order linear ODE: fundamental system and general solutions of homogeneous equations, Wronskian, reduction of order.

Characteristic equations: real distinct roots, complex roots, repeated roots.

Non-homogeneous equations: undetermined coefficients

10

Non-homogeneous equations: variation of parameters

11

Extension to higher order differential equations, Euler-Cauchy equation.

12

Power series solutions: ordinary points (Legendre equation).

13

Power series solutions: regular singular points (Bessel equation), Frobenius


method, indicial equations.

14

Legendre polynomials and properties

15

Bessel functions and properties

16

Strum comparison theorem

17

Laplace transform: Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms, first shifting


theorem, existence

18

Laplace transform: Transforms of derivative and integral, Initial value problems (partial fractions)

19

Laplace transform: unit step function, second shifting theorem, differentiation and integration of transforms

20

Laplace transform: Convolution and applications

Tentative lecture schedule MTH203


Lecture

Topics

21

Strum-Liouville boundary value problems, orthogonal functions.

22

Fourier series: Fourier series, convergence of Fourier series

23

Fourier series: Fourier series of arbitrary period, Sine and cosine series

24

Fourier series: Half range expansion, Fourier integrals

25

PDE: introduction, linear, nonlinear (semi-linear, quasilinear), examples,


well-posedness (unique solution, no solution, infinite no. of solutions).

26

First order linear and semilinear PDEs, method of characteristics, general


solutions

27

First order quasilinear PDEs, interpretation, general solutions.

28

Classification of 2nd order PDEs, Reduction to standard form: hyperbolic,parabolic and elliptic

29

Wave equations: DAlemberts formula, Duhamels principle

30

Wave equations: Solutions for initial boundary value problem

31

Heat equations: Uniqueness and maximum principle, applications

32

Heat equations: Solutions for initial boundary value problem

33

Laplace and Poisson equations: Uniqueness and maximum principle for


Dirichlet problem

34

Laplace and Poisson equations: Boundary value problems in 2D

35 & 36

Laplace and Poisson equations: Boundary value problems in 3D

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