MA 101: Ordinary Differential Equations Syllabus

1. First order linear differential equations of the form + () = ()

i) Existence and uniqueness of solution condition(s).

ii) Method of solving

2. Method of solving homogeneous first order differential equations: = (, ), where

(, ) = (, )

3. Variable-separable method for solving differential equations of the form = ()()

4. Second order differential equations of the form + + = (), where , are
constants.

i) Existence and Uniqueness of the solution conditions.

ii) Method of solving (variation of parameters/ undetermined coefficients). In the
exam you can use either of these methods or one of the applicable method (de-
pending on the problem).