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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I MAT3315 0 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The goal of this course is to introduce differential equations, to teach solving methods, to study existence and uniqueness of the solutions of initial value problems, to find exact solutions and to examine these solutions.
Course Content Differential equation, Order, Degree, Solutions and obtaining differential equations, initial and boundary value problems, mathematical models, Direction fields and isoclines, differential equations by solving derivative: separable equations , Homogeneous equations, Exact differential equations, Integrating factor, Linear, Substitution(Bernoulli and Riccati differential equations, et al.), Existence and uniqueness theorems, Numerical solutions(Euler, Runge-Kutta, Taylor expansion method), Clairaut and Lagrange equations, Theory of linear differential equations, Second order linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficiens , The method of undetermined coefficients.
Learning Outcomes 1) Classifies the differential equations.
2) Solves homogeneous differential equations and exact differential equations.
3) Finds the solutions of Linear equations, Bernoulli and Riccati equations.
4) Recognizes the initial and boundary value problems.
5) Examines the existence and uniqueness of solutions of initial value problems.
6) Solves some of the problems of physics, chemistry and biology with the help of differential equations.
7) Groups the differential equations which can not be solved accordint to derivative.
8) Investigates the theory of higher order linear equations.
9) Finds the general solution of high-order linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficients
10) Calculates the particular solutions using the method of undetermined coefficients.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Differential equation, Order, Degree, Solutions and make up of differential equations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
2. Week Initial and boundary value problems, Mathematical models Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
3. Week Direction fields and isoclines Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
4. Week Differential equations soluable by derivative , Equations with variables separable, Homogeneous equations, Exact differential equations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
5. Week Integrating factor Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
6. Week Linear differential equations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
7. Week Midterm Exam

8. Week Substitution(Bernoulli, Riccati differential equations and et al.), Existence and uniqueness theorems Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
9. Week Numerical solutions (Euler, Runge-Kutta, Taylor expansion method) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
10. Week Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
11. Week Clairaut and Lagrange equations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
12. Week Theory of linear differential equations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
13. Week Second order linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficiens Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework
14. Week Belirsiz Katsayılar Yöntemi Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Hüseyin BEREKETOĞLU, Diferensiyel Denklemler, Nobel, 2021
R. Kent NAGLE, Edward B. SAFF, Arthur David SNIDER, Fundementals of Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Boston, 2004.
Richard Bronson, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Differential Equations, McGraw Hill Professional, 1994.
Shepley L. ROSS, Differential Equations, Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1984.
Stanley J. FARLOW, Differential Equations and Their Applications, McGraw-Hill Co., 1994.
Werner KOHLER, Lee JOHNSON, Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems, Pearson Addison Wesley, 2004.
William F. TRENCH, Elementary Differential Equations, Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, 2000.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 4 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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