1.

1 Direction field
Vector (Direction): velocity, acceleration (magnitude and direction)
Scalar: weight, height, speed, mass (only with magnitude)
1. Diff Eq. : dy/dt = f(t,y)
A. y=y(t) --> unknown
B. f --> given
2. Aim: Find solutions y=y(t)

significance of a direction field:

A solution of (1) is a function V=v(t) whose graph is a curve in the tv plane
each short line segment is a tangent line to one solution curve
in Ex.1 , if v <49 , then dv/dt > 0 --> v(t) is increasing with time
Threshold value/ critical value would be 49 because dv/dt =0
v(t) = 49 is a solution of (1) called the equilibrium solution
Equilibrium solution (of a diff eq.) : is a constant solution
For the diff eq. dy/dt = f(t,y)
(2)
f --> rate function
RK (remark): the direction field is constructed by evaluating f at each point of a rectangular
grid

Conclusion : lim y(t) =3/2 for any solution y=y(t)

t--> infinity

Day 2

Def: a differential equation is an equation containing the derivatives of a function

Def. : an O.D.E. is called linear if it is of the form ...

Def: An Initial Value Problem is an O.D.E together with some initial conditions, which specify a
particular solution

Main Task in this course:

1. Given an O.D.E , does a solution exist?
2. If a solution exists, How Many are there?

3. How can we find all solutions, if one exists?