GS204 : Mathematics IV

Department

Department of Marine Engineering

Academic Program

Bachelor in Marine machinery and engines

Type

General

Credits

03

Prerequisite

GS102

Overview

Ordinary differential equations

· Basic definitions, first order and first degree differential equations (Separable Equations, Homogeneous and nearly homogeneous equations, Exact equations, Integrating factors, linear equations, Bernoulli equation, Riccati equation, brief discussion of existence and uniqueness of a solution, orthogonal trajectories).

· Linear higher order differential equations: theoretical considerations, constant coefficient case, nonhomogeneous equation (variation of parameters method, undetermined coefficients method), and Euler’s differential equation.

· Laplace transformations and its inverse, calculating Laplace transformation and its invers, using Laplace transformation on solving linear equations.

· System of linear differential equations; solution of differential equations in series; gamma, beta function, Bessel function, modified Bessel function, Legendre polynomials; Spherical harmonics, hyper geometric functions.