MTH3060 - Advanced ordinary differential equations - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Mathematical Sciences

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Simon Clarke

Coordinator(s)

Dr Simon Clarke
Dr Andrew Hammerlindl

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in the Master of Financial Mathematics or have passed one of the following units: MTH2032 or MTH2040

Synopsis

This unit examines two particular classes of ordinary differential equations: dynamical systems and boundary-value problems. The investigation of boundary-value problems considers Sturm-Liouville eigenvalues problems and orthogonal polynomials, shooting and direct matrix methods for the numerical investigation of boundary-value problems and iterative matrix methods. The second topic of dynamical systems considers analytical and numerical methods for planar autonomous systems, classification of critical points using eigenvalues and eigenvectors and perturbation methods for periodic and nearly periodic motion. Programming skills are developed in the context of the analytic and numerical investigation of advanced ordinary differential equations using MATLAB.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Understand the importance of differential equations in modelling;
  2. Understand and solve Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems and use orthogonal polynomials to find exact solutions of boundary-value problems;
  3. Solve linear ordinary differential equations using series methods and Green's functions;
  4. Apply both analytical and numerical methods for the solution of planar autonomous systems;
  5. Classify critical points using eigenvalues and eigenvectors;
  6. Use perturbation methods for periodic and nearly periodic motion.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60% (Hurdle)

Continuous assessment: 40%

Hurdle requirement: To pass this unit a student must achieve at least 50% overall and at least 40% for the end-of-semester exam.

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour combined tutorial and computer laboratory class per week

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