MATH 219 Introduction to Differential Equations
Credit: (4-0) 4
Catalog description: First order equations and various applications. Higher order linear differential equations.
Power series solutions. The Laplace transform. Solutions of initial value problems. Systems of linear differential
equations. Introduction to partial differential equations.
Course Objectives: By the end of this course, a student will:
Classify and identify different types of differential equations,
Explicitly solve several important classes of ordinary differential equations and interpret their qualitative
behaviour,
Apply ideas from linear algebra in order to solve single linear ordinary differential equations and
systems of such equations,
Model certain physical phenomena using differential equations and reinterpret their solutions physically,
Use power series methods to solve second order linear differential equations
Apply the Laplace transform for solving differential equations,
Use the method of separation of variables in order to solve some basic partial differential equations via
Fourier series.
Course Coordinator: Özgür Kişisel (Office: 128, Mathematics Department. Phone: (312) 210 5388)
akisisel@[Link]
Course Assistant: Rabia Gülşah Uysal (Office: Z-35, Mathematics Department. Phone: (312) 210 2994)
wwwma219@[Link]
Course Website: [Link] and [Link]
Textbook: “Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems”, Boyce, W. E., DiPrima, R. C.,
10th ed.
Office Hours: To be announced.
Exams and Grading: The grading will be based on two midterm examinations and one final examination.
Midterm 1: 30 % (18 November 2023, 17:00)
Midterm 2: 30 % (23 December 2023, 17:00)
Final: 40 % (date to be announced)
Suggested Problems: A list of suggested problems will be announced on the course website. Students are
encouraged to attempt to solve all of these problems in a timely manner, and ask the instructors about the ones
that they cannot solve.
NA Policy: A student who misses all exams will receive a grade of NA for the course.
Make-up Policy: In order to be eligible to enter a make-up examination for a missed examination, a student
should have a documented or verifiable, and officially acceptable excuse. A student cannot get make-up
examinations for two missed exams. The make-up examination for all exams will be after the final exam, and will
include all topics.
Instructor Lecture Times and Places Instructor e-mail,
Office (Math building), office phone
S1. Özgür Kişisel Tue 8:40-10:30 (YP-A1), akisisel@[Link]
Thu 10:40-12:30 (YP-A3) 128, (312) 210 5388
S2. Kostyantyn Zheltukhin Tue 8:40-10:30 (YP-A4), zheltukh@[Link]
Thu 10:40-12:30 (YP-A4) 137, (312) 210 5385
S3. Mehmetçik Pamuk Tue 13:40-15:30 (U3) mpamuk@[Link]
Fri 8:40-10:30 (U3) 124, (312) 210 2989
S4. (students registered to section 4 should follow the course in section 5)
S5. Marat Akhmet Tue 13:40-15:30 (YP-A1) marat@[Link]
Fri 8:40-10:30 (YP-A1) 121, (312) 210 5355
S6. (students registered to section 6 should follow the course in section 5)
S7. Semra Pamuk Tue 15:40-17:30 (U3) pasemra@[Link]
Thu 8:40-10:30 (U3) 228, (312) 210 2990
S8. (students registered to section 8 should follow the course in section 9)
S9. Mohan Bhupal Wed 15:40-17:30 (YP-A2) bhupal@[Link]
Fri 10:40-12:30 (YP-A1) 238, (312) 210 5378
Important Dates:
October 2: Classes begin December 4-10: Course withdrawal
October 9-13: Add-drop and advisor applications
approvals January 1: New Year’s Day (Monday)
October 29: Republic Day (Sunday) January 5: Last day of classes
November 10: Commemoration of Atatürk January 8-20: Final exam period
(Friday) January 29: The announcement of letter
grades
Course Schedule:
The table below is a rough guideline for the content of course lectures. Instructors may reorder their lectures as
necessary/desired. Section and page numbers below are from the textbook, Elementary Differential Equations
and Boundary Value Problems, Boyce and DiPrima, 10th ed., 2010.
§1.1, §1.3: Introduction, Direction Fields
1 Chapter 2. First Order Differential Equations
Week 1: §2.2: Separable equations (also homogeneous equations - see p49 #30).
Oct.2-6
2 §2.1: Linear equations; Method of integrating factors.
Week 2: 3 §2.3: Modeling with first order equations
Oct.9-13 4 §2.4: Differences between linear and nonlinear equations
5 §2.6: Exact equations and integrating factors.
Week 3: Chapter 7. Systems of First Order Linear Equations
Oct.16-20 6 §7.1: Introduction.
§7.2: Review of matrices.
Week 4: §7.3: Systems of linear algebraic equations; Linear independence, eigenvalues,
7,8
Oct.23-27 eigenvectors.
§7.4: Basic theory of systems of first order linear equations.
Week 5: 9
§7.5: Homogeneous linear systems with constant coefficients.
Oct.30-Nov.3
10 §7.6: Complex eigenvalues.
§7.7: Fundamental matrices.
Week 6: 11
§7.8: Repeated eigenvalues.
Nov.6-10
12 §7.9: Nonhomogeneous linear systems (variation of parameters only).
Chapter 4. Higher Order Linear Equations
Week 7: 13
§4.1: General theory of nth order linear equations
Nov.13-17
14 §4.2: Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients.
Week 8: 15 §4.3: The method of undetermined coefficients.
Nov.20-24 16 §4.4: The method of variation of parameters.
§3.7: Mechanical and electrical vibrations.
17
§3.8: Forced Vibrations.
Week 9:
Nov.27-Dec.1 Chapter 5. Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations
18 §5.1: Review of Power Series
§5.2: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part I
§5.3: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point, Part II
Week 10: 19
§5.4: Euler Equations, Regular Singular Points
Dec.4-8
20 §5.5: Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point, Part I
Chapter 6. The Laplace Transform
21
Week 11: §6.1: Definition of the Laplace transform.
Dec.11-15 §6.2: Solution of initial value problems.
22
§6.3: Step functions.
23 §6.4: Differential equations with discontinuous forcing functions.
Week 12:
Dec.18-22 §6.5: Impulse functions.
24
§6.6: The convolution integral.
Chapter 10. Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Series
Week 13: 25
§10.1: Two-point boundary value problems.
Dec.25-29
26 §10.2: Fourier series.
§10.3: The Fourier convergence theorem.
Week 14: 27
§10.4: Even and odd functions.
Jan.1-5
28 §10.5: Separation of variables, heat conduction in a rod.
