- •Module 3
- •Topic 1 .Differential equations of the first order and the first degree
- •Typical problems
- •Self-test and class assignments
- •Individual tasks
- •1.1. Solve the separable differential equations.
- •1.2. Solve the homogeneous differential equations.
- •1.3. Solve the linear differential equations.
- •1.4. Solve the Bernoulli’s differential equations.
- •1.5. Find the general solution and also the particular solution through the point written opposite the equation.
- •1.6. Solve the exact differential equations.
- •Various types of differential equations with appropriate substitution will be considered in the following articles (see table 3.1).
- •Table 3.1
- •Consider other types of differential equations with appropriate substitution for reduction of order:
- •1) a differential equation
- •Typical problems
- •Self-tests and class assignments
- •Answers
- •Table3.2
- •Table 3.4
- •Examples of typical problems
- •Class and self assignments
- •Answers.
- •3.2. Find the general solutions of linear homogeneous equations.
- •3.3. Find general the solutions of linear homogeneous equations with right part of special form.
- •3.4. Solve Cauchy’s test for equations of the second order.
- •3.5. Solve the equations using the Lagrange’s method.
- •Examples of typical problems solving
- •Tests for general and self-studying
- •Answers
Module 3
Differential equations
General characteristic of the module. The mathematician is generally interested in the purely formal processes and results of a mathematical investigation, independent of any particular interpretation. The physicist or engineer is likely to be interested in a result because of its meaning or interpretation when applied to some particular physical situation. The mathematical procedures, the particular interpretation, both are essential. In this chapter purely formal work and applications go hand in hand.
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Differential equations of order higher than the first. |
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Linear differential equations with constant coefficients. |
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Basic concepts. 1. Elementary differential equations. 2. Particular solutions (Cauchy’s problem). 3. The most general and particular solutions.
4. Simultaneous equations.
Basic problems. 1. Finding the most general solution of the differential equation. 2. Finding the particular solution of the differential equation through the given point. 3. Finding the most general solution of the simultaneous equations. 4. Compound-interest law problems.
Topic 1 .Differential equations of the first order and the first degree
Definitions and elementary problems. Solution of differential equation. Variables separable. Homogeneous equations. Linear differential equations. Equations reducible to linear form. Exact differential equation. Applications.
Literature: [2, section 3, ch.3.1], [4, section 8, §25], [6, section 11, ch.11.1], [8, section 13, §§1–9], [10, §§1–2].
T1. Main concepts
1.1. Definitions and elementary problems
An equation involving differentials or derivatives in its expression is a differential equation. If the equation contains total differentials, total
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derivatives, or both, but does not contain partial derivatives, it is called an ordinary differential equation; if it contains partial derivatives, it is called a partial differential equation.
The order of a differential equation is the order of the highest-ordered derivative involved in its expression. For instantce, the differential equation
y xy 2y 4 0 is of the first order.
The degree of a differential equation is the degree that its highest-ordered derivative would have if the equation were rationalized and cleared of fractions with regard to all derivatives involved in it.
A solution, or integral, of an ordinary differential equation in two variables is a relation between the variables which satisfies the equation.
If, in particular, the solution has the form y = f(x), then replacement of y and the derivatives of y with respect to x by f(x) and its derivatives produces an identity.
The general solution of the first-order differential equation y f (x, y) or F(x, y, y ) 0 is a function y = j(x, C) , where C represents an arbitrary
constant.
A particular solution to the differential equation is a function y= (x, C0) such that y(x0 ) = y0 .
1.2. Variables separable
Only certain types of differential equations can be solved in terms of ordinary functions, and generally each type calls for a special method of integration.
We shall first consider a differential equation of the first order and first degree, which can easily be reduced to the form
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Where M(x) is a function of x alone and N(y) is a function of y alone. This type is referred to as variables separable. Direct integration of equation (3.1) gives the general solution
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Where C is an arbitrary constant. It is evident that equation (3.1) would result from differentiating equation (3.2), even if we should write any function of C instead of C.
A differential equation
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is also a separable differential equation. Dividing it by N1 ( y)M 2 (x) 0 , we have
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1.3. Homogeneous equations
A homogeneous expression of the mth degree in x and y is an expression such that if x and y are replaced by tx and ty, the result will be the original expression multiplied by tm, or, analytically expressed,
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Thus, x2 – y2 is homogeneous in x and y for (tx)2 – (ty)2 = t2(x2 – y2). In fact, any polynomial all terms of which are the same degree in x and y is
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To solve for y , we convert the homogeneous differential equation to the form:
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Either of the substitutions, y = xu(x), where u(x) is the new unknown function, will reduce any homogeneous differential equation of the first order and first degree to the type of variables separable.
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1.4. Linear differential equation. Equations reducible to linear form
A differential equation M (x, y)dx N (x, y)dy 0 of any order is said to
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To find an integrating factor of (3.5) let us solve
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Thereafter, to solve an equation having the form (3.5) two following methods by Bernoulli and by Lagrange are used.
Bernoulli’s method. Solution of (3.5) is defined as the product of the two unknown functions u(x) and v(x) , namely
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where k is a real number (k 0; 1 ), is named Bernoulli’s equation. To solve
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The formula for the total derivative of function u(x, y) is du ux dx uy dy M (x, y)dx N (x, y)dy .
Any expression which is exactly the total differential of some function of x and y is called an exact differential, and such an expression equated to zero is an exact differential equation. It appears then that an expression
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1.6. Simple applications
Any differential equation of the first degree may be written in the form
M(x, y)dx + N(x, y)dy = 0, or y = – M x, y . (3.14)
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As y evaluated for a curve represents its slope, it appears that equation (3.14) assigns to every point in the plane of a slope and that any curve represented by a solution of (3.14) must have a slope given by (3.14). If, then, we can find the expression for the slope of a curve, we can find the curve as a solution of a differential equation. If the equation of a particular curve passing through a point is wanted, the constant of integration must be replaced by such a number that the coordinates of the point will satisfy the equation.
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