April 5
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4.8. Method of Undetermined Coefficients
objective
to be able to find particular solutions using the method of undetermined coefficients
to be able to use Table 4.1 to find particular solutions using the method of undetermined coefficients
key ideas and/or vocabulary
undetermined coefficients
using Table 4.1
be aware that a choice for a particular solution should not be a solution to the homogeneous equation
solved problems - using key ideas
finding a particular solution, #3,6,10
finding a general solution to a nonhomogeneous equation, #18,27
finding the solution to the initial value problem of a nonhomogeneous equation, #36
determining the form of the particular solution, #42,46
can adjustments be made to a differential equation so that the method of undetermined coefficients can be use?, #51
using method of undetermined coefficients to solve higher order equations, #57
announcements
Homework: #4,8,20,28,34,44,56 (due 4/16)
QUESTION OF THE DAY
A cat, walking along the window edge of an apartment building, knocks off a flower pot, which falls 200 feet to the street below. How fast is the flower pot traveling when it hits the ground?
SOLUTION
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