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International Islamic University, Islamabad Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

This document outlines a course on differential equations offered in the spring 2020 semester. The 3 credit hour course will explore using differential equations to model real-world systems like temperature, springs, circuits, population growth and cell motion. Students will learn tools to solve linear differential equations and qualitative methods for nonlinear equations. The course will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, a midterm and final exam. Learning outcomes include identifying different types of differential equations and solving methods, determining solutions given conditions, and analyzing real-world problems in fields like biology, chemistry and physics.

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International Islamic University, Islamabad Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

This document outlines a course on differential equations offered in the spring 2020 semester. The 3 credit hour course will explore using differential equations to model real-world systems like temperature, springs, circuits, population growth and cell motion. Students will learn tools to solve linear differential equations and qualitative methods for nonlinear equations. The course will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, a midterm and final exam. Learning outcomes include identifying different types of differential equations and solving methods, determining solutions given conditions, and analyzing real-world problems in fields like biology, chemistry and physics.

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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences


Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Course Outline Spring 2020


Course Differential Equations
Course Code MATH 241
Number of Credit hours (3+0)
Batch BSCS F18 B
Pre req Calculus and Analytical Geometry
Course Instructor Waqas Nazir
Course Introduction
Differential equations are the language of the models we use to describe the world around us. In this
mathematics course, we will explore temperature, spring systems, circuits, population growth, and biological
cell motion to illustrate how differential equations can be used to model nearly everything in the world
around us.
We will develop the mathematical tools needed to solve linear differential equations. In the case of nonlinear
differential equations, we will employ graphical methods and approximation to understand solutions.
Course Objectives
a) Use linear differential equations to model physical systems using the input / system response
paradigm.
b) Solve linear differential equations with constant coefficients.
c) Gain intuition for the behavior of a damped harmonic oscillator.
d) Understand solutions to nonlinear differential equations using qualitative methods.
Weekly Course Contents
1. Introduction of Course
2. Ordinary Differential Equations of First Order
3. Separable Equations
4. Integrating Factors
5. Transport Layer
6. Variation of Parameters
7. Homogeneous Equations
8. Cauchy Equation
9. Mid Term Exam
10. Exact and Non-Exact Differential Equations
11. Linear Differential Equations
12. Bernoulli's Equation and Orthogonal Trajectories
13. Non-Linear Differential Equations of First Order
14. Singular Solution
15. Higher Order Differential Equations
16. Fourier Series
Course Assessment
4 – 5 Home Assignments (10%), 4 – 5 Quizzes (10%), Mid Term Exam (20%), Terminal Exam (60%)
Reference Material
Differential Equations by Zafar Ahsan Second Edition
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
After completing this course, the student must demonstrate the knowledge and ability to:
1. Identify homogeneous equations, homogeneous equations with constant coefficients, and exact and
linear differential equations.
2. Solve ordinary differential equations and systems of equations using:

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a) Direct integration
b) Separation of variables
c) Reduction of order
d) Methods of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters
e) Series solutions
f) Operator methods for finding particular solutions
g) Laplace transform methods
3. Determine particular solutions to differential equations with given boundary conditions or initial
conditions.
4. Analyze real-world problems in fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, and
Physics, including problems related to population dynamics, mixtures, growth and decay, heating and
cooling, electronic circuits, and Newtonian mechanics.

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