About this exam

This is a 2024 midterm exam paper for applied-mathematics at aau (mathematics). This is a mid-term examination for the Applied Mathematics (Math 2042) course at Addis Ababa University, conducted in April 2024. The exam focuses on the theory and application of ordinary differential equations. **Key Topics Covered:** Initial Value Problems (IVP), general solutions to first-order differential equations, characteristic equations of differential equations, and finding linearly independent solutions using reduction of order. **Exam Structure & Format:** The exam consists of a 'Part I' section containing short-answer conceptual and computational problems, with each question worth 2 points. The document also includes handwritten student work demonstrating step-by-step solutions for separable and homogeneous differential equations.