Course

Theory and Applications of Differential Equations - MATH2121

Faculty: Faculty of Science

School: School of Mathematics and Statistics

Course Outline: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: MATH1231 or MATH1241 or MATH1251

Excluded: MATH2018, MATH2019, MATH2020, MATH2029, MATH2059, MATH2120, MATH2130, MATH2221

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

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Description

The following topics are treated both theoretically and with illustrative applications in physics, engineering and biology.

Ordinary differential equations: first order, linear second order, variation of parameters, dynamical systems, power series representations and Frobenius method, orthogonal functions and Fourier series, initial and boundary value problems, eigenfunction expansions, Bessel's equation.

Partial differential equations: classification, method of separation of variables, application of Fourier series, heat equation, wave equation, Laplace's equation, applications of Bessel functions.
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