CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

APPLIED ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS - ENGR 213

Summer 2008

 

Instructor:                    Dr. R. Raut

Office:                         EV: 05.103

Tel:                             (514) 848 2424 Ext. 8740

Email:                         rabinr@ece.concordia.ca

Web address:              http://www.ece.concordia.ca/people/site.php?name=rabinr

Office hours:               Mondays (11:00am-12:00pm)

                                    Fridays (2:00pm-3:00pm)

Class schedule:           Lecture (section AA): Tuesday, Thursday @  11:00-13:30,

 room: FG B070

Tutorial (section AE): Tuesday, Thursday @8:45-10:25,

 room : FG B070

 

COURSE COORDINATOR: Dr.    Georgios H. Vatistas

                                                        EMAIL: vatistas@encs.concordia.ca

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Course Description: This course introduces first year engineering students to the theory and application of ordinary differential equations. Definition and Terminology, Initial-Value Problems, Separable Differential Equations, Linear Equations, Exact Equations, Solutions by Substitution, Linear Models Orthogonal Trajectories, Complex Numbers, Form of Complex Numbers: Powers and Roots, Preliminary Theory: Linear Equations, Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients, Undetermined Coefficients, Variation of Parameters, Cauchy-Euler Equation, Reduction of Order, Linear Models: Initial Value, Review of Power Series, Power Series Solutions, Preliminary Theory, Homogeneous Linear Systems, Solution by Diagonalisation, Non-Homogeneous Linear Systems.

 

Lectures: six hours per week. Tutorial: four hours per week.

 NOTE: Students who have received credit for EMAT 212 and 232 may not take this course for credit.( Prerequisite: MATH 204 (cégep Mathematics 105) previously or concurrently; MATH 205 (cégep Mathematics 203)).

 

Textbook: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, by Zill and Cullen, 3nd Edition (with Student Solution Manual)

 

Grading Scheme:

If the grade of the final exam is better than the combined mark of the two mid-term examinations then it will carry 90% of the final grade.

 

If the student misses a mid-term test for any reason, including illness, then the final examination will count for 90% of the final grade.

 

Students are responsible for finding out the date and time of the final exam once the schedule is posted by the Examination Office. Any conflicts or problems with the scheduling of the final exam must be reported directly to the Examination Office. Students are expected to be available until the end of the final examination period. Conflicts due to travel plans will not be accommodated.

 

YOU MUST PASS THE FINAL EXAM TO PASS THE COURSE

 

PLEASE NOTE: Electronic communication devices (including cellphones) will not be allowed in examination rooms. Only “Faculty Approved Calculators" will be allowed in examination rooms [ SHARP EL-531   or  CASIO FX-300MS ]

 

Course WEBSITE:

https://courses.encs.concordia.ca/archive/engr/213/2006-2007/fall/web

 

Sections Topics

 

1.1          Definition and Terminology

1.2          Initial Value Problems

2.2          Separable Differential Equations

2.3          Linear Equations

2.4          Exact Equations

2.5          Solutions by Substitution

2.7          Linear Models (Growth and Decay, Newton’s Law of Cooling)

17.1       Complex Numbers

17.2       Form of Complex Numbers, Powers and Roots

3.1          Preliminary Theory, Linear Equations with constant coefficients

3.3          Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients

3.4          Undetermined Coefficients

3.5          Variation of Parameters

3.6          Cauchy Euler Equations

3.7          Reduction of Order (Examples1,2)

3.8          Linear Models. Initial Value Problems (Examples 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3)

3.9          Linear Models. Boundary Value Problems

5.1.1      Review of Power Series (begin)

5.1.1      Review of Power Series (only radius of convergence)

5.1.2      Power Series Solutions

10.1       Systems. Preliminary Theory

10.2       Homogeneous Linear Systems

10.3       Solution by Digitalization

10.4       Non-Homogeneous Linear Systems

10.5       Solution by Exponentiation

 

Assignments

Assignment 1

Section 1.1: exercises: 1,2,10,3,5,6,8,11,13,14,21,23,24

Section 1.2: exercises: 7,9,11,12,17,18.

  Section 1.3 exercises: 10, 13.

Assignment 2

Section 2.1: exercises: 3, 4, 26, 27.

 Section 2.2: exercises: 23, 25, 26.

Section 2.3: exercises: 19, 22, 23.

Assignment 3

Section 2.4: exercices: 1, 8, 16, 17, 19, 22,23.

Section 2.5: exercices:1, 8, 16, 17, 19, 22,23.

Assignment 4

Section 2.7: exercises 13, 19.

Section 2.8: exercises 13, 14, 20.

Assignment 5

Section 3.1 exercises:  1,23,31,34.

 Section 3.2 exercises: 1, 2,4,17.

Assignment 6

Section 3.3 exercises: 1,2,4,29,31,34,38,41.

Assignment 7

Section 3.4 exercises: 1, 2, 29,31.

Section 3.5 exercises: 1,4,22

Section 3.6 exercises: 1,2,4,5.

Assignment 8

Section 3.8 exercises: 1, 11, 13.

 Section 3.11 exercises: 1,11, 13.

Assignment 9

Section 5.1 exercices: 17,18, 20,27.

 Section 6.1 exercices: 1, 2

Assignment 10

Section 10.1: exercises: 5,16,25

Section 10.2: exercises: 2,13,21,35

Assignment 11

Section 10.3: exercises: 2,4

Section 10.4: exercises: 5

 

Soft Skill Components in ENGR 213

 

As of last year, all courses in the faculty of Engineering and computer science, in addition to the traditional delivery of the material the development of Soft Skill Competencies are to be included. From the provided List of Design Soft Skill Competencies the following items are relevant to this course:

 

1. An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.

 

Students should be able to take an engineering problem and then formulate from it the underlying mathematical, scientific or engineering science problem. For example, a student learning ordinary differential equations, may have the calculus material driven and illustrated by engineering problems in circuits or mechanics.

 

2. An ability to learn by self-study, to integrate knowledge into ones overall education, and to engage in life-long learning.

 

Every technical professional must be able to learn independently. Almost any course in the curriculum could teach, exercise and evaluate this soft skill. For example some instruction could be given on how one can pick out and summarize the important points in a chapter in a textbook. Then students could be told that they are responsible for certain material on an exam, without that material being lectured on.

 

3. An ability to function on a team and to lead a team.

 

It is likely that material under this soft skill should be taught, exercised and evaluated in a number of courses. Currently the Faculty has many team activities, it is not clear how much instruction we are providing students on how to function effectively on a team.   Item no. 1 is met partially through the application problems of Applied ODEs course notes for ENGR 213 that can be found in the course website.  Item no. 2&3 will be done through two Team Assignments (over and above to the regular ones). Students are also responsible for topics covered in assignments that have not be presented in either the regular lectures or during tutorials.