GET 302
Engineering Mathematics IV
3
Course Description
At the end of the course, the students should 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. RungeKutta and other
methods in the solutions of ODE and PDEs. Numerical integration and differentiation.