MATH202-21S2 (C) Semester Two 2021

Differential Equations

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 July 2021
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 August 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 1 October 2021

Description

This course deals with analytical, numerical, and geometric techniques for differential equations, including applications.

This course covers more advanced techniques in differential equations with interesting applications to many areas of science, commerce and engineering and is strongly recommended to anyone who is considering majoring in mathematics or another subject that involves a high level of numeracy

Topics covered:
Differential equations: Reduction of order. Variation of Parameters.
Systems of linear and nonlinear first order differential equations, including phase plane techniques. Introduction to numerical methods. Stiff systems. Laplace Transforms: Initial Value Problems, Shift Theorems, step functions and impulses, convolution, resonance. Fourier Series. Introduction to Fourier Transforms.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course, students will:
  • be able to use standard techniques to solve linear differential equations: variation of parameters, Laplace transforms, convolutions and Fourier series;
  • demonstrate understanding of why these techniques work and when they will not;
  • be able to make an appropriate choice of analytical, geometric or numerical algorithm for a given problem;
  • be able to use these techniques in a variety of modelling applications, using appropriate software;
  • have developed problem solving skills both as part of a team and as an individual;
  • have developed written and oral communcation skills, emphasizing the ability to explain what the mathematics means.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

MATH262, MATH264, EMTH202, EMTH204

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Ngin-Tee Koh

Lecturer

Rua Murray

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $788.00

International fee $4,438.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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