External Links: Higher-Order Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations

Title Summary
Second-Order Linear Equations: Nonhomogeneous Equations Paul's On-Line Notes introducing second-order nonhomogeneous linear equations.
They show that a general solution can be constructed from a particular solution
by adding a general solution of the associated homogeneous equation.
The presentation is similar to the one in our text, but is restricted to the second-order case.
Continuation: General Theory for Inhomogeneous ODEs Professor Mattuck (MIT video) presents the theory for second-order nonhomogeneous linear equations.
He uses the term inhomogeneous rather than nonhomogeneous.
This lecture immediately followed his lecture on the theory for homogenous equations,
which is why it is called a "continuation."
He closes with some remarks about the behavior of solutions to homogeneous problems.
Return to Main Webpage