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Exercise 101

Avg difficulty 2.5

Classify the following equations. Are they ODEs or PDEs? Is it an equation or a system? What is the order? Is it linear or nonlinear, and if it is linear, is it homogeneous, constant-coefficient? If it is an ODE\@, is it autonomous?

  1. ∂2v∂x2+3∂2v∂y2=sin⁡(x)\displaystyle \frac{\partial^2 v}{\partial x^2} + 3 \frac{\partial^2 v}{\partial y^2} = \sin(x)
  2. dxdt+cos⁡(t)x=t2+t+1\displaystyle \frac{d x}{dt} + \cos(t) x = t^2+t+1
  3. d7Fdx7=3F(x)\displaystyle \frac{d^7 F}{dx^7} = 3F(x)
  4. y′′+8y′=1\displaystyle y''+8y'=1
  5. x′′+tyx′=0,y′′+txy=0\displaystyle x''+tyx'=0, \quad y''+txy = 0
  6. ∂u∂t=∂2u∂s2+u2\displaystyle \frac{\partial u}{\partial t} = \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial s^2} + u^2

Lebl, Notes on Diffy Qs, §0.3 Classification of differential equations, exercise 101

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