1. MATH 250 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers
Tuesdays: 16:30 – 19:20  C204
Fridays: 13:30 – 16:20  C203

2. Course Outcomes Upon completing this course students should be able
to:
Fundamentals of Matrix algebra
Produce solutions to various algebraic equations.
2. The students will demonstrate their ability to use tools from differential equations in providing exact and qualitative solutions for problems arising in physics and other scientific and engineering applications.
3. The students will be able to choose the appropriate
techniques from calculus and geometry to generate exact and qualitative solutions of differential equations.

3. 4. The students will be able to solve problems in ordinary differential equations, dynamical systems and a number of applications to scientific and engineering problems.
5. The students will recall techniques to solve second degree non-homogeneous and
homogeneous linear differential equations.
6. The students will recall Laplace Transform techniques to solve differential equations.
7. The students will recall numerical techniques to solve differential equations.
8. The students will recall algorithms to develop mathematical models for engineering problems.

4. Course Description
Lectures will consist of theories, problem solving and techniques presented with programs being written and run (in groups and individually) in order to demonstrate the introduced material.

5. Syllabus Lect1:  Orientation and Introduction
Lect1:  Matrices and Determinants Systems of Linear Equations. Matrices and Matrix Operations. Inverses of Matrices.
Lect2:  Special Matrices and Additional Properties of Matrices. Determinants. Further Properties of Determinants. Proofs of Theorems on Determinants.
Lect3:  Vector Spaces. Subspaces and Spanning Sets. Linear Independence and Bases. Dimension; Nullspace, Rowspace, and Column Space.
Lect4:  Linear Transformations, Eigenvalues, and Eigenvectors Linear Transformations. The Algebra of Linear Transformations; Differential Operators and Differential Equations. Matrices for Linear Transformations.

6. Lect 5:  Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues of Matrices
Lect 5:  Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues of Matrices. Similar Matrices, Diagonalization, and Jordan Canonical Form.Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues of Linear Transformations
Lect 6:  First Order Ordinary Differential Equations Introduction to Differential Equations. Separable Differential Equations. Exact Differential Equations. Linear Differential Equations.
Lect7:  More Techniques for Solving First Order Differential Equations. Modeling With Differential Equations. Reduction of Order. The Theory of First Order Differential Equations. Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations.

7. Lect 8:  Linear Differential Equations The Theory of Higher Order Linear Differential Equations. Homogenous Constant Coefficient Linear Differential Equations. The Method of Undetermined Coefficients. The Method of Variation of Parameters. Some Applications of Higher Order Differential Equations
Lect 9:  Systems of Differential Equations The Theory of Systems of Linear Differential Equations. Homogenous Systems with Constant Coefficients: The Diagonalizable Case.

8. Lect 10:  Homogenous Systems with Constant Coefficients: The Nondiagonalizable Case. Nonhomogenous Linear Systems. Nonhomogenous Linear Systems
Lect 11:  Converting Differential Equations to First Order Systems. Applications Involving Systems of Linear Differential Equations. 2x2 Systems of Nonlinear Differential Equations.
Lect 12:  Laplace Transform Definition and Properties of the Laplace Transform. Solving Constant Coefficient Linear Initial Value Problems with Laplace Transforms
Lect 13:  Power Series Solutions to Linear Differential Equations Introduction to Power Series Solutions. Series Solutions for Second Order Linear Differential equations.
Lect 14:  Euler Type Equations. Series Solutions Near a Regular Singular Point..

9. Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, 3/E
References:
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, 3/E
Authors: C. Henry Edwards & David E. Penney
Publisher: Pearson
Linear Algebra, an applied first course, Kolman & Hill 8th edition, Pearson
MATLAB: An Engineer’s Guide to MATLAB
Authors: Magrab, Azarm, Balachandran, Duncan, Herold, Walsh
Prerequisites:
MATH 153

10. Grading Policy: Homework: 5% Midterm Examinations: 40% Quizes: 20%
Final Examination: 35%

11. MATHEMATICAL MODELING
Principles

12. Why Modeling?
Fundamental and quantitative way to understand and analyze complex systems and phenomena
Complement to Theory and Experiments, and often Intergate them
Becoming widespread in: Computational Physics, Chemistry, Mechanics, Materials, …, Biology

13. Modeling

18. Mathematical Modeling?
Mathematical modeling seeks to gain an understanding of science through the use of mathematical models on computers.
Mathematical modeling involves teamwork

19. Mathematical Modeling
Complements, but does not replace, theory and experimentation in scientific research.
Experiment
Computation
Theory

20. Mathematical Modeling
Is often used in place of experiments when experiments are too large, too expensive, too dangerous, or too time consuming.
Can be useful in “what if” studies.
Is a modern tool for scientific investigation.

21. Mathematical Modeling Process

22. Example: Industry 
First jetliner to be digitally designed, "pre-assembled" on computer, eliminating need for costly, full-scale mockup.
Computational modeling improved the quality of work and reduced changes, errors, and rework.

23. Example: Climate Modeling
3-D shaded relief representation of a portion of PA using color to show max daily temperatures.
Displaying multiple data sets at once helps users quickly explore and analyze their data.
Other examples at this site:
Model of a red giant star
Protein folding problem
Impact of an astroid

24. Understand current activity and predict future behavior.
Real World Problem
Identify Real-World Problem:
Perform background research, focus on a workable problem.
Conduct investigations (Labs), if appropriate.
Learn the use of a computational tool: Matlab, Mathematica, Excel, Java.
Understand current activity and predict future behavior.

25. Example: Falling Rock
Determine the motion of a rock dropped from height, H, above the ground with initial velocity, V.
A discrete model: Find the position and velocity of the rock above the ground at the equally spaced times, t0, t1, t2, …; e.g. t0 = 0 sec., t1 = 1 sec., t2 = 2 sec., etc.
|______|______|____________|______
t t t … tn
Models of time-dependent processes may be split into two categories, discrete and continuous, depending on how the time variable is treated.
Key point: x and v remain constant between time points. How accurate is this?
When implemented on a computer, many continuous models become discrete; also rounding error issues.

26. Working Model State simplifying assumptions.
Simplify  Working Model: Identify and select factors to describe important aspects of Real World Problem; deter mine those factors that can be neglected.
State simplifying assumptions.
Determine governing principles, physical laws.
Identify model variables and inter-relationships.
Simplify: Purpose is to eliminate unnecessary information and to simplify that which is retained as much as possible.
Simplifying assumptions: no friction in the system (physics), no immigration or emigration (population), constant growth rate (biology), etc.
Governing principles: laws/relationships from physics, biology, engineering economics, etc.; balance equations.
Key variables and relationships
Variables types include input variables, output variables, and parameters.

27. Example: Falling Rock Governing principles: d = v*t and v = a*t.
Simplifying assumptions:
Gravity is the only force acting on the body.
Flat earth.
No drag (air resistance).
Model variables are H,V, g; t, x, and v
Rock’s position and velocity above the ground will be modeled at discrete times (t0, t1, t2, …) until rock hits the ground.
Constant acceleration model.

28. Mathematical Model
Represent  Mathematical Model: Express the Working Model in mathematical terms;
write down mathematical equa tions whose solution describes the Working Model.
In general, the success of a mathematical model depends on how easy it is to use and how accurately it predicts.
A mathematical model is an important step in formalizing a problem for solution on a computer.

29. Example: Falling Rock v0 v1 v2 … vn x0 x1 x2 … xn
|______|______|____________|_____
t t t … tn
t0 = 0; x0 = H; v0 = V
Input variables are t0=0, x0=H, and v0=V; output variables are the ti, xi and vi; g is a parameter.
t1= t0 + Δt
x1= x0 + (v0*Δt)
v1= v0 - (g*Δt)
t2= t1 + Δt
x2= x1 + (v1*Δt)
v2= v1 - (g*Δt) …

30. Computational Model Existence of unique solution
Translate  Computational Model: Change Mathema tical Model into a form suit able for computational solution.
Existence of unique solution
Choice of the numerical method
Choice of the algorithm
Software

31. Computational Model
Translate  Computational Model: Change Mathema tical Model into a form suit able for computational solution.
Computational models include software such as Matlab, Excel, or Mathematica, or languages such as Fortran, C, C++, or Java.

32. Example: Falling Rock Pseudo Code Input
V, initial velocity; H, initial height
g, acceleration due to gravity
Δt, time step; imax, maximum number of steps
Output
ti, t-value at time step i
xi, height at time ti
vi, velocity at time ti

33. Example: Falling Rock Initialize
Set ti = t0 = 0; vi = v0 = V; xi = x0 = H
print ti, xi, vi
Time stepping: i = 1, imax
Set ti = ti + Δt
Set xi = xi + vi*Δt
Set vi = vi - g*Δt
if (xi <= 0), Set xi = 0; quit

34. Results/Conclusions
Simulate  Results/Con clusions: Run “Computational Model” to obtain Results; draw Conclusions.
Verify your computer program; use check cases; explore ranges of validity.
Graphs, charts, and other visualization tools are useful in summarizing results and drawing conclusions.
Evaluate results; Draw conclusions; Make recommendations.
Falling Rock: Explore approximations.
What is the difference between xcontinuous (exact solution to simplified problem) and xdiscrete (approximate solution to simplified problem)?
Neither xcontinuous nor xdiscrete are necessarily solutions to the real-world problem.

35. Falling Rock: Model
Erin Furtak

36. Real World Problem
Interpret Conclusions: Compare with Real World Problem behavior.
If model results do not “agree” with physical reality or experimental data, reexamine the Working Model (relax assumptions) and repeat modeling steps.
Often, the modeling process proceeds through several iterations until model is“acceptable”.
If model solution is acceptable, communicate results: technical paper, oral presentation, etc. If not, repeat the modeling steps.

37. Example: Falling Rock
To create a more realistic model of a falling rock, some of the simplifying assumptions could be dropped; e.g., incor-porate drag - depends on shape of the rock, is proportional to velocity.
Improve discrete model:
Approximate velocities in the midpoint of time intervals instead of the beginning.
Reduce the size of Δt.
Drag: proportional to v for low velocities, proportional to v^2 for large velocities.