Classifications According To Type
Classifications According To Type
SUMMARY
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS
FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Contains only first derivatives and one independent variable.
The dependent/independent variable could be any measurable
parameter and may be represented by any symbol.
Types:
1. Variable Separable
2. Homogenous Equation
3. Exact Equations
4. Linear Equations
5. Bernoulli Equations
Variable Separable
Given : M(x,y)dx + N(x,y)dy = 0
The variables x and y are separable if the equation can be written in
the form :
GENERAL FORM:
By rearranging, we have:
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
HOMOGENOUS FUNCTION
Polynomials in which all terms are of the same degree are called
homogenous polynomials.
A function f(x,y) is said to be homogeneous of degree in x and y if and
only if
f ( λx , λy) =λ^ f (x , y)
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
HOMOGENOUS COEFFICIENTS
A differential equation is homogenous if the degree of M( x,y )
and N ( x, y) are the same.
Variables are not separable
Solution:
a. If M(x , y) is simpler than N(x , y)
Substitute: x=vy then; dx= vdy + ydv
b. If N(x,y) is simpler than M(x, y)
Substitute: y=vx then; dy= vdx + xdv
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
POPULATION GROWTH AND DECAY
Let P = population at any time t.
P_ = to be the initial population
1. In 1948, the population of a certain country is 2.5 M. On what
year will the population triple if after 30 years, the population is
to be doubled. Assume the population of a certain country is
proportional to the population of any time t.