Differential Equations, Lecture 3.3: The method of undetermined coefficients

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Differential Equations, Lecture 3.3: The method of undetermined coefficients.

The general solution of a linear 2nd order ODEs has the form y(t)=y_h(t)+y_p(t), where y_h(t) solves the homogeneous equation, and y_p(t) is any particular solution. In this lecture we learn how to identify a simple a particular solution in many cases. For an ODE of the form ay''+by'+cy=f(t), we guess that y_p(t) "has the same form" as the forcing term, and then we plug this into the ODE and solve for the unknown coefficients.

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At 35:28, I believe "c" should be equal to -4.

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What insight do you use to make guesses about the particular solution? For example at 42:35

apmcsilva
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It should be "6t^2 + 1 - 2", not "6t^2 + 1 + 2"

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