Problem Sheet 01p
Problem Sheet 01p
by Xiaoyu Wei
1.2: 2c, 3, 7
1.3: 1-6, 18, 20, 21-24
2.1: 6, 8, 16
1.2 - 2 - c. Solve the following initial value problems and plot the solutions for several values
of y0.
dy /dt=−a y +b,
1.2 - 7. The field mouse population in Example 1 satisfies the differential equation
dp/dt=0.5p−450.
(a) Find the time at which the population becomes extinct if p(0)=800.
(b) Find the time of extinction if p(0)= p0, where 0< p0 <900.
(c) Find the initial population p0 if the population is to become extinct in 1 year.
1.3 - (1~6). In each of Problems 1 through 6, determine the order of the given differential equation;
also state whether the equation is linear or nonlinear.
d2 y dy d2 y dy
1. t2 dt2
+t dt
+ 3 y = sin t 2. (1 + y 2) dt2
+t dt
+ y = et
d4 y d3 y d2 y dy dy
3. dt4
+ dt3
+ dt2
+ dt
+ y=1 4. dt
+ t y3 = 0
d2 y d3 y dy
5. dt2
+ cos(t + y) = sin t 6. dt3
+t dt
+ (sin2t) y = t3
1
1.3 - 18. Determine the values of r for which the given differential equation has solutions of the
form y =ert.
y ′′′ − 4 y ′′ + 3 y ′ = 0.
1.3 - 20. Determine the values of r for which the given differential equation has solutions of the
form y =tr for t>0.
t2 y ′′ − 4 t y ′ + 6 y = 0.
1.3 - (21~24). In each of Problems 21 through 24, determine the order of the given partial
differential equation; also state whether the equation is linear or nonlinear. Partial derivatives are
denoted by subscripts.
21. uxx + u y y + uzz = 0 22. uxx + u yy + u ux + u y + u = 0
t y ′ + 2y = 2 sin t, t > 0.
And
(1 + t2) y ′ + 4 t y = (1 + t2)−2
2.1 - 16. Find the solution of the given initial value problem:
3 cos t
y′ + y= 3 , y(π) = 0, t > 0.
t t