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, #3,7,10
finding a general solution to a nonhomogeneous equation,
#17
finding the solution to the initial value problem
of a nonhomogeneous equation, #30
determining the form of the particular solution,
#35,37,38
can adjustments be made to a differential equation
so that the method of undetermined coefficients can be used?, #39,40
using method of undetermined coefficients to solve
higher order equations, #45
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?