Unit 1: Series Solution & Special Functions
20%Ordinary and singular point, Series solution about an ordinary point, Solution of equation by Frobenius method to solve second order linear differential equations, formation of Indicial equation, Determination of indicial roots, cases of indicial roots: Distinct roots, equal roots, roots differ by an integer and not differ by an integer. Applications: Fluid mechanics, quantum mechanical wave equation, Heat transfer, Solving electromagnetic field equation.