ELE 403
Engineering Mathematics IV
3
Course Description
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. solve second order differential equations;
2. solve partial differential equations;
3. solve linear integral equations;
4. relate integral transforms to solution of differential and integral equations;
5. explain and apply interpolation formulas; and
6. apply Runge-Kutta and other similar methods in solving ODE and PDEs.
Course Outline
Series solution of second order linear differential equations with variable coefficients. Bessel
and Legendre equations. Equations with variable coefficients. Sturn-Louville boundary value
problems. Solutions of equations in two and three dimensions by separation of variables.
Eigen value problems. Use of operations in the solution of partial differential equations and
Linear integral equations. Integral transforms and their inverse including Fourier, Laplace,
Mellin and Handel Transforms. Convolution integrals and Hilbert Transforms. Calculus of
finite differences. Interpolation formulae. Finite difference equations. Runge-Kutta and other
methods in the solutions of ODE and PDEs. Numerical integration and differentiation.
MATLAB functions for numeric solution of linear and non-linear ODEs.