1.3. Linear Equations; Integrating Factors
1.4. Models of Motion and Mixing Problems
1.5. Exact Differential Equations
1.6. The Existence and Uniqueness Theorem and its Applications
1.7. Dependence of Solutions on Initial Conditions
1.8. Autonomous Equations and Stability; Phase line
1.9. Numerical Method: Euler’s Method
Chapter 2. Modeling and Applications(2 Credit Hours)
2.1. Modeling Population Growth
2.2. Electrical Circuits
Chapter 3. Second Order Linear Equations(8 Credit Hours)
3.1. Second-Order Linear Equations; Spring-Mass Equation
3.2. Second-Order Equations and Systems; Phase Plane
3.3. Linear, Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients; Characteristic Equations
3.4. Harmonic Motion
3.5. Inhomogeneous Equations; the Method of Undetermined Coefficients
3.6. Variation of Parameters
3.7. Forced Harmonic Motion
Chapter 4. The Laplace Transform(10 Credit Hours)
4.1. Definition of the Laplace Transform
4.2. Basic Properties of the Laplace Transform
4.3. The Inverse Laplace Transform
4.4. Using the Laplace Transform to Solve Differential Equations
4.5. Discontinuous Forcing Terms
4.6. The Heaviside function and Delta Function
4.7. Convolutions
Chapter 5. An Introduction to Systems(2 Credit Hours)
5.1. Definitions and Examples
5.2. Geometric Interpretation of Solutions; The Phase Space and Phase Plane
5.3. Qualitative Analysis
5.4. Linear Systems
5.5. Properties of Linear Systems; Fundamental Set of Solutions
Chapter 6. Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients(10 Credit Hours)
6.1. Planar Systems and Phase Plane Portraits; The Classification of Equilibrium
6.2. The Trace-Determinant Plane
6.3. Higher Dimensional Systems; Repeated Eigenvalues
6.4. The Exponential of a Matrix; Fundamental System of Solutions
6.5. Qualitative Analysis of Linear Systems
6.6. Higher-Order Linear Equations; The Methods of Undetermined Coefficients and Variation of Parameters
6.7. Inhomogeneous Linear Systems; Fundamental Matrices
Chapter 7. Nonlinear Systems(6 Credit Hours)
7.1.The Linearization of a Nonlinear System
7.2. Long-Term Behavior of Solutions; Stability
7.3. Invariant Sets and the Use of Nullclines
7.4. Conserved Quantities
7.5. Nonlinear Mechanics
7.6. The Method of Lyapunov
7.7. Predator-Prey Systems
Textbook:
1. Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems , second edition, John Polking, Albert Boggess and David Arnold,
Pearson, 2005.
2. Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 11th edition, William E. Boyce, Richard C. DiPrima and
Douglas C. Meade, Wiley, 2017.
Reference:
常微分方程教程, 第二版, 丁同仁, 李承治, 高等教育出版社, 2004 年.