Course Title: Differential Equations

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: OENG5209

Course Title: Differential Equations

School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6016 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Principal Technical Officer)

Course Contact : Tatjana Grozdanovski

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4689

Course Contact Email:tatjana.grozdanovski@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff


Teacher:  Michael Nyblom

Room: 8.9.31
Email: michael.nyblom@rmit.edu.au

Teacher: Tatjana Grozdanovski
Room: 51.6.04
Email: tatjana.grozdanovski@rmit.edu.au


Nominal Hours: 60

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

The following modules (or equivalents) should be preferably completed prior to, or in conjunction with, this module:
• VBH 624 Advanced Engineering Mathematics 1
• VBH 625 Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2

Course Description

The purpose of this module is to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to solve differential equations at a level that would allow articulation to second year engineering degree mathematics.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBG871 Differential Equations


Learning Outcomes


On completion of this module the learner should be able to:
1. Identify, analyse and subsequently solve physical situations whose behaviour can be described by ordinary differential equations.
2. Determine solutions to first order separable differential equations.
3. Determine solutions to first order linear differential equations.
4. Determine solutions to first order exact differential equations.
5. Determine solutions to second order linear homogeneous differential equations with constant coefficients.
6. Determine solutions to second order linear non-homogeneous differential equations with constant coefficients


Details of Learning Activities

Students will be provided with classroom tutorial instruction in each of the units in order to complete the learning outcomes, tasks and assessment outcomes using provided and recommended materials, references and the textbook.


Teaching Schedule


Date  
Week No.

Content

 18 May
1 First order Differential Equations – Type 1 & 2
 25 May
2 First order Differential Equations – Separable Variables
 1 June
3 First order Linear Differential Equations
 8 June
4 First Order Homogenous Differential Equations
 15 June
5 Test 1
 22 June

Student Vacation

 29 June

Student Vacation
 6 July
6 Second order linear Homogeneous Differential Equations
 13 July
7 Second order linear non- Homogeneous Differential Equations
 20 July
8 Particular Integral – f(x) is a polynomial
 27 July
9 Particular Integral – f(x) is an exponent
 3 Aug
10 Particular Integral – f(x) is a trigonometrical & Revision
 10 Aug
11 Test 2
    NOTE: Dates and activities may alter.
Students will be advised in advance.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

RMIT Lecture Notes

Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, Fourth Edition, G.F. Fitz-Gerald & I.A. Peckham


References

Engineering Mathematics, Fifth Edition, K.A.Stroud


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this module will consist of the following:
Three in class tutorials worth 20% together
One mid semester test worth 40%
One final examination worth 40%


Assessment Tasks

Tutorials

Three tutorials per semester.
Duration: 30 mins
Combined tutorials worth 20% of overall score.


Mid Semester Test

Topics:
First Order Differential Equations
Type 1 and Type 2 Differential Equations
Separable Variables
Linear Differential Equations.

Duration: 2 hours

Worth: 40% of overall score



Final Semester Examination

Topics:
Second Order Differential Equations
Homogeneous Differential Equations with constant co-efficients
Non-Homogeneous Differential Equations with constant co-efficients
Application of Second order Differential Equations

Duration: 2 hours

Worth: 40% of overall score

Note: This course outline is subject to change. Students should check with their lecturer


Assessment Matrix

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