DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I
Course Name Code Regular Semester ECTS Credits Credits Lecture 4
Application -
Differential Equations I 0252081 3 6 4 Laboratory (Hour/Week) -
Course Language Turkish
Compulsory or Elective Compulsory
Equipment Board, Overhead Projector, Projector;, Notebook, CD
Instructor Department of Mathematics
Course Contents Studying First Order Differential Equations/ Existence and Uniqueness Theorems/ Solutions and Applications of First Order Differential Equations/ Fundamental Theorems for Higher Order Linear Differential Equations with Variables and Constant Coefficients/ Undefined Coefficients and Operator Methods for Constant Coefficient Linear Equations/ Variation of Parameters Method/ Reduction of Order Method; Change of Variable Method/ Euler-Cauchy Differential Equations/ Higher Order Exact Equations/ Systems of Linear Differential Equation
Course Objectives To improve mathematical thinking to able to solve the problems which is met in mathematics, physics and engineering
Course Outcomes
(The knowledge and the skills that the student will gain at the end of the course)
To learn the all solution methods of differential equations which consist of functions with one variable.
Textbook Lecture Notes
Additional References
  1. “Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems”, William E. Boyce – Richard C. Diprima, John-Wiley , 1992
  2. “Differential Equations” volume 1 Prof. Yavuz Aksoy YTU, 1990
Prerequisite Courses -
Prerequisite Subjects Subjects of 0251012 Mathematics Analysis 2
Homework/Project -
Laboratory -
Computer Applications -
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Course Evaluation Criteria
Number Effective Proportion %
Midterm Exams 2 60
Quiz - -
Homework - -
Term Projects - -
Term Papers - -
Laboratory - -
Other - -
Final Exam 1 40
Division of Course Credit (%) Basic Sciences - %
Basic Engineering and Departmental Core Courses - %
Departmental Core Courses 100 %
Social Sciences - %

WEEKLY COURSE PLAN
Week Subject
1 Studying First Order Differential Equations; Existence and Uniqueness Theorems
2 Solutions and Applications of First Order Differential Equations
3 Solutions and Applications of First Order Differential Equations
4 Solutions and Applications of First Order Differential Equations
5 Higher Order Linear Differential Equations and Fundamental Theorems
6 Reduction of Order Method
7 Undefined Coefficients Methods for Constant Coefficient Equations
8 1st Midterm exam
9 Change of Parameters Method
10 Operator Method
11 Higher Order Exact Differential Equations
12 Change of Variable Method; Euler, Legendre Differential Equations
13 2nd Midterm exam
14 Systems of Linear Differential Equation
15 Systems of Linear Differential Equation

Prepared by Department of Mathematics Date 01.01.2007