Aula 1

5 Novembro 2018, 15:30 • Maria Teresa Faria da Paz Pereira

Presentation of the course and main references.
Delay differential equations (DDEs): motivation and examples; phase space and notation; similar aspects and main differences between ODEs and DDEs. The method of steps. The classical example of de equation x′(t) = −βx(t − r) (r > 0, β ∈ IR): solutions of exponential form and characteristic equation. Real characteristic roots.
(Aula em português, em 9/11/2017, 14h00-15h30.)