[vc_row el_class=”inner-body-content” css=”.vc_custom_1666598374752{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE OBJECTIVES” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1666598368191{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The successful completion of this course would help students in achieving the following objectives:
• Model the problems arising in different areas of science and engineering in the form of differential equations.
• Solve the linear 1st order differential equations that appear in Civil Engineering.
• Solve second order differential equations using different techniques.
• Apply 2nd order differential equations to the variety of theoretical problems.
• Understand the meaning, use and applications of the partial differential equations.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]
CLO: 1. to understand the meaning, use and applications of the partial differential equations.
CLO: 2. to use the knowledge of calculus to solve the ordinary differential equations by different techniques.
CLO: 3. to apply the concepts of ordinary derivatives for the modeling of physical systems.
CLO: 4. to clarify his/her analysis of civil engineering problems performed by applying differential equation.
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- Introduction to Differential Equations
- Introduction
- Definitions and terminology
- Formulations, order, degree and the linearity of differential equation
- Initial-value problems
- First Order Differential Equations
- Variables separable forms
- Homogenous equations
- Non-homogenous equations
- Exact equations
- Linear equations
- Solution by substitutions
- Applications of First Order DEs
- Modeling with the first order differential equations
- Orthogonal trajectories
- Population dynamics
- Higher Order Linear Differential Equations
- Introduction and preliminary theory
- Initial-value and boundary-value problems
- Introduction to Complex numbers
- Homogenous and non-homogenous equations
- Method of undetermined coefficients
- Method of variation of parameters
- Power series solution
- Applications of the Second Order Differential Equations
- Spring mass problems
- RLC circuits
- Simple pendulum
- Partial Differential Equations
- Basic concepts
- Vibrating string
- Wave equation
- Heat equation
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