MTH 225 Differential Equations
by William F. Trench
A standard course in ordinary differential equations that includes both qualitative and analytic methods.
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Contents
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- 1: Introduction
- 1.1: Applications Leading to Differential Equations
- 1.2: Basic Concepts
- 1.2E: Basic Concepts (Exercises)
- 1.3: Direction Fields for First Order Equations
- 1.3E: Direction Fields for First Order Equations (Exercises)
- 2: First Order Equations
- 2.1: Linear First Order Equations
- 2.1.1: Linear First Order Equations (Exercises)
- 2.2: Separable Equations
- 2.2.1: Separable Equations (Exercises)
- 2.3: Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions of Nonlinear Equations
- 2.3.1: Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions of Nonlinear Equations (Exercises)
- 2.4: Bifurcations
- 2.5: Substitution Methods - Transformation of Nonlinear Equations into Separable Equations
- 2.5.1: Substitution Methods - Transformation of Nonlinear Equations into Separable Equations (Exercises)
- 2.6: Exact Equations
- 2.6.1: Exact Equations (Exercises)
- 2.7: Using Multiple Integrating Factors
- 2.7.1: Using Multiple Integrating Factors (Exercises)
- 3: Numerical Methods
- 3.1: Euler's Method
- 3.1.1: Euler’s Method (Exercises)
- 3.2: The Improved Euler Method and Related Methods
- 3.2.1: The Improved Euler Method and Related Methods (Exercises)
- 3.3: The Runge-Kutta Method
- 3.3.1: The Runge-Kutta Method (Exercises)
- 4: Applications of First Order Equations
- 4.1: Growth and Decay
- 4.1.1: Growth and Decay (Exercises)
- 4.2: Cooling and Mixing
- 4.2.1: Cooling and Mixing (Exercises)
- 4.3: Elementary Mechanics
- 4.3.1: Elementary Mechanics (Exercises)
- 4.4: Autonomous Second Order Equations
- 4.4.1: Autonomous Second Order Equations (Exercises)
- 4.5: Applications to Curves
- 4.5.1: Applications to Curves (Exercises)
- 5: Linear Second Order Equations
- 5.1: Homogeneous Linear Equations
- 5.1.1: Homogeneous Linear Equations (Exercises)
- 5.2: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Equations
- 5.2.1: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Equations (Exercises)
- 5.3: Nonhomgeneous Linear Equations
- 5.3.1: Nonhomgeneous Linear Equations (Exercises)
- 5.4: The Method of Undetermined Coefficients I
- 5.4.1: The Method of Undetermined Coefficients I (Exercises)
- 5.5: The Method of Undetermined Coefficients II
- 5.5.1: The Method of Undetermined Coefficients II (Exercises)
- 5.6: Reduction of Order
- 5.6.1: Reduction of Order (Exercises)
- 5.7: Variation of Parameters
- 5.7.1: Variation of Parameters (Exercises)
- 6: Applications of Linear Second Order Equations
- 6.1: Spring Problems I
- 6.1.1: Spring Problems I (Exercises)
- 6.2: Spring Problems II
- 6.2.1: Spring Problems II (Exercises)
- 6.3: The RLC Circuit
- 6.3.1: The RLC Circuit (Exercises)
- 6.4: Motion Under a Central Force
- 6.4.1: Motion Under a Central Force (Exercises)
- 7: Series Solutions of Linear Second Order Equations
- 7.0: Prelude to Series Solutions of Linear Second Order Equations
- 7.1: Review of Power Series
- 7.1.1: Review of Power Series (Exercises)
- 7.2: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point I
- 7.2E: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point I (Exercises)
- 7.3: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point II
- 7.3.1: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point II (Exercises)
- 7.4: Regular Singular Points Euler Equations
- 7.4.1: Regular Singular Points Euler Equations (Exercises)
- 7.5: The Method of Frobenius I
- 7.5.1: The Method of Frobenius I (Exercises)
- 7.6: The Method of Frobenius II
- 7.6.1: The Method of Frobenius II (Exercises)
- 7.7: The Method of Frobenius III
- 7.7.1: The Method of Frobenius III (Exercises)
- 8: Laplace Transforms
- 8.1: Introduction to the Laplace Transform
- 8.1.1: Introduction to the Laplace Transform (Exercises)
- 8.2: The Inverse Laplace Transform
- 8.2.1: The Inverse Laplace Transform (Exercises)
- 8.3: Solution of Initial Value Problems
- 8.3.1: Solution of Initial Value Problems (Exercises)
- 8.4: The Unit Step Function
- 8.4.1: The Unit Step Function (Exercises)
- 8.5: Constant Coefficient Equations with Piecewise Continuous Forcing Functions
- 8.5.1: Constant Coefficient Equations with Piecewise Continuous Forcing Functions (Exercises)
- 8.6: Convolution
- 8.6.1: Convolution (Exercises)
- 8.7: Constant Coefficient Equations with Impulses
- 8.7.1: Constant Coefficient Equations with Impulses (Exercises)
- A Brief Table of Laplace Transforms (Trench's)
- Professor Seeburger's Table of Laplace Transforms
- 9: Linear Higher Order Differential Equations
- 9.1: Introduction to Linear Higher Order Equations
- 9.1.1: Introduction to Linear Higher Order Equations (Exercises)
- 9.2: Higher Order Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Equations
- 9.2.1: Higher Order Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Equations (Exercises)
- 9.3: Undetermined Coefficients for Higher Order Equations
- 9.3.1: Undetermined Coefficients for Higher Order Equations (Exercises)
- 9.4: Variation of Parameters for Higher Order Equations
- 9.4.1: Variation of Parameters for Higher Order Equations (Exercises)
- 10: Linear Systems of Differential Equations
- 10.1: Introduction to Systems of Differential Equations
- 10.1.1: Introduction to Systems of Differential Equations (Exercises)
- 10.2: Linear Systems of Differential Equations
- 10.2.1: Linear Systems of Differential Equations (Exercises)
- 10.3: Basic Theory of Homogeneous Linear Systems
- 10.3.1: Basic Theory of Homogeneous Linear Systems (Exercises)
- 10.4: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems I
- 10.4.1: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems I (Exercises)
- 10.5: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems II
- 10.5.1: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems II (Exercises)
- 10.6: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems III
- 10.6.1: Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Systems III (Exercises)
- 10.7: Variation of Parameters for Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems
- 10.7.1: Variation of Parameters for Nonhomogeneous Linear Systems (Exercises)
- 11: Answers to Selected Exercises
- 11.1: A.1.2- Section 1.2 Answers
- 11.2: A.10.1- Section 10.1 Answers
- 11.3: A.10.2 Section 10.2 Answers
- 11.4: A.10.3- Section 10.3 Answers
- 11.5: A.10.4 Section 10.4 Answers
- 11.6: A.10.5- Section 10.5 Answers
- 11.7: A.10.6 Section 10.6 Answers
- 11.8: A.10.7- Section 10.7 Answers
- 11.9: A.11.1- Section 11.1 Answers
- 11.10: A.11.2- Section 11.2 Answers
- 11.11: A.11.3- Section 11.3 Answers
- 11.12: A.12.1- Section 12.1 Answers
- 11.13: A.12.2- Section 12.2 Answers
- 11.14: A.12.3- Section 12.3 Answers
- 11.15: A.12.4- Section 12.4 Answers
- 11.16: A.13.1- Section 13.1 Answers
- 11.17: A.13.2- Section 13.2 Answers
- 11.18: A.2.1- Section 2.1 Answers
- 11.19: A.2.2- Section 2.2 Answers
- 11.20: A.2.3- Section 2.3 Answers
- 11.21: A.2.4- Section 2.4 Answers
- 11.22: A.2.5- Section 2.5 Answers
- 11.23: A.2.6- Section 2.6 Answers
- 11.24: A.3.1- Section 3.1 Answers
- 11.25: A.3.2- Section 3.2 Answers
- 11.26: A.3.3- Section 3.3 Answers
- 11.27: A.4.1- Section 4.1 Answers
- 11.28: A.4.2- Section 4.2 Answers
- 11.29: A.4.3- Section 4.3 Answers
- 11.30: A.4.4- Section 4.4 Answers
- 11.31: A.4.5- Section 4.5 Answers
- 11.32: A.5.1- Section 5.1 Answers
- 11.33: A.5.2- Section 5.2 Answers
- 11.34: A.5.3- Section 5.3 Answers
- 11.35: A.5.4- Section 5.4 Answers
- 11.36: A.5.5- Section 5.5 Answers
- 11.37: A.5.6- Section 5.6 Answers
- 11.38: A.5.7- Section 5.7 Answers
- 11.39: A.6.1- Section 6.1 Answers
- 11.40: A.6.2- Section 6.2 Answers
- 11.41: A.6.3- Section 6.3 Answers
- 11.42: A.6.4- Section 6.4 Answers
- 11.43: A.7.1- Section 7.1 Answers
- 11.44: A.7.2- Section 7.2 Answers
- 11.45: A.7.3- Section 7.3 Answers
- 11.46: A.7.4- Section 7.4 Answers
- 11.47: A.7.5- Section 7.5 Answers
- 11.48: A.7.6- Section 7.6 Answers
- 11.49: A.7.7- Section 7.7 Answers
- 11.50: A.8.1- Section 8.1 Answers
- 11.51: A.8.2- Section 8.2 Answers
- 11.52: A.8.3- Section 8.3 Answers
- 11.53: A.8.4- Section 8.4 Answers
- 11.54: A.8.5- Section 8.5 Answers
- 11.55: A.8.6- Section 8.6 Answers
- 11.56: A.8.7- Section 8.7 Answers
- 11.57: A.9.1- Section 9.1 Answers
- 11.58: A.9.2- Section 9.2 Answers
- 11.59: A.9.3 Section 9.3 Answers
- 11.60: A.9.4- Section 9.4 Answers
- 11.61: A Brief Table of Integrals (by Trench)
- 11.62: A Brief Table of Integrals (edited by Prof. Seeburger)
- 11.63: Index