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    Method of undetermined coefficients

    y" + 0.5y' + y = 1-cos(t); y(0) = y'(0) = 0 I used method of undetermined coefficients to get particular solution: Y(t) = -2sin(t) + 1 To get homogeneous solution, I solved characteristic equation to get complex roots: r_1,2 = -1/4 +- i*sqrt(15)/4 so homogeneous solution is: y...
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    Lagrange Identity Sum Notation

    Thanks, I see what the notation means, and your way of visualizing the index pairs of the terms being summed was very helpful too, as I never thought to think about it like that.
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    Lagrange Identity Sum Notation

    Hi, how do I interpret the last sum: http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/LagrangesIdentity.html Sum (...) 1<=k < j <= n Is it the double sum: Sum( Sum( (a_k*b_j - a_j*b_k)^2 from k = 1 to n) from j = 2 to n ) ?
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    Fourier Transform and Shifting in Solving ODEs?

    Well I guess I get stuck on how to solve the ODE: (\exp{(-i\omega)} - 2 + \exp{(i\omega)})\overline{u} = \overline{u}_t So (\exp{(-i\omega)} - 2 + \exp{(i\omega)}) can be treated as a constant with respect to t. But when I solve I get exponents raised to exponents...The answer is suppose to...
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    Fourier Transform and Shifting in Solving ODEs?

    Find the solution (in integral form) of the equation: u(x+1,t) - 2u(x,t) + u(x-1,t) = u_t u(x,0) = f(x) Hint: Use the shift formula F[f(ax-b)] = \frac{\exp{i\omega b/a}}{|a|} \overline{f}(\omega/a) So I took the Fourier transform of each term using the shift formula: \exp{(-i\omega)}...
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