MA 507-ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

2019-20, Semester I

Instructor:

Jagmohan Tyagi,
Email: jtyagi@iitgn.ac.in
Office: Academic Block: 5/345

Discipline of Mathematics

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

India

Name:
 MA 507: Ordinary Differential Equations
(3-1-0-4)
(Course contents)

• Vector fields, Graphical representation of solutions

• Lipschitz condition, Existence of solution by Picard’s method, examples on non-uniqueness

• Solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients

• Linear differential equations, generalities

• Linear dependence and Wronskians

• Dimensionality of space of solutions, Abel-Liouville formula

• Linear ODE’s with constant coefficients, the characteristic equations, Cauchy-Euler equations

• Method of undetermined coefficients, Method of variation of parameters

• Existence by Perrons method, Fixed point method

• Uniqueness and continuous dependence, Continuity and differentiability with respect to initial conditions and
parameters,

• Integral inequalities, Uniqueness of solutions Boundary value problems, Green’s functions

• Distribution of zeros of solutions

• Oscillation and boundedness of solutions

• Laplace transform, Shifting theorems, Convolution theorem

• Equations with periodic coefficients, Floquet theory

• Classification of stationary points and phase portraits

• Lyapunov theory of stability, Poincare-Bendixson theorem and applications

Texts/References
1. E.A. Coddington, N. Levinson, Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (15th Edition), TMH Edition(1972).

2. L. Perko, Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Third Edition, Springer, 2001.
3. Shepley L. Ross, Differential Equations, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

4. G.F. Simmons, Differential Equations With Applications and Historical Notes, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
Company Limited, 1974.

5. W. Walter, Ordinary Differential Equations (1st Edition), Graduate Text in Mathematics (1998).

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 Lectures and Tutorials
Every week there will be three lectures of one hour each. There will also be one tutorial of one hour. The aim of
the tutorials is to have a closer interaction with you in clearing your doubts, if any, and also to give you practise
in problem solving.

Policy for Attendance

Attendance in lectures and tutorials is compulsory. The attendance of the students will be closely
monitored.
In case you miss lectures/tutorials for valid (medical or other reasons), get a medical certificate from the Medical
Officer of the Institute. You can produce a xerox copy of it to the Instructor in case you fall short of the attendance.

Evaluation Plan
There will be two class tests each one of 15% weightage of one hour’s duration, one mid term of weightage 35%
and one end semester examination of weightage 35%. The date and the timings of the tests will be announced
subsequently in the class. The mid and end semester examinations will be held during the week as prescribed by
the Academic Calender.

Course Plan
Sr. No. Topic No. of Lec.

1. Vector fields, Graphical representation of solutions.

Lipschitz condition, Existence of solutions by Picard’s method, examples on nonuniqueness. 5

2. Solutions of linear equations with constant coefficients, Linear differential equations, General theory. 5

3. Linear dependence and Wronskians.

Dimensionality of space of solutions, Abel-Liouville formula. 3

4. Linear ODE’s with constant coefficients, the characteristic equations, Cauchy-Euler equations.
Method of undetermined coefficients, Method of variation of parameters.
Series solutions, Frobenius Theory, Existence by Perrons method, Fixed point method. 6

5. Uniqueness and continuous dependence,

Continuity and differentiability with respect to initial conditions and parameters,
Integral inequalities, Uniqueness of solutions, Boundary value problems, Green’s functions. 6

6. Distribution of zeros of solutions, Oscillation and boundedness of solutions. 4

7. Laplace transform generalities, Shifting theorems, Convolution theorem. 4

8. Equations with periodic coefficients, Floquet theory. 3

9. Classification of stationary points and phase portraits. 2

10. Lyapunov theory of stability, Poincare-Bendixson theorem and applications. 4