Semester/Trimester when the Course Unit is Delivered:
Fall Semester 
Spring Semester
Name of Lecturer(s):
Christodoulos Mitillos
George Petrides
 
Lectures/Week:
2 (1.5 hours per lecture) 
Laboratories/week:
-- 
Tutorials/Week:
1 (1 hours per lecture) 
Course Purpose and Objectives:
Introduction to solving to ordinary differential equations, which are necessary for engineers.
 
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding how to find solutions to 1st and 2nd order differential equations and linear systems of differential equations. Applications to engineering problems are emphasized.
 
Prerequisites:
Not Applicable 
Co-requisites:
Not Applicable 
Course Content:
Ordinary differential equations. Separable equations. Exact equations. Integrating factors. Solutions of linear and non-linear 1st order differential equations. 2nd order differential equations. Fundamental solutions of homogeneous equations. Non-homogeneous equations. Undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Series solutions. Applications of ordinary differential equations. Linear systems of differential equations. Laplace transforms.