Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Dynamical Systems Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Applied Mathematics

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Theses/Dissertations

Time Scales Calculus

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Dynamical Systems

Mechanical Visualization Of A Second Order Dynamic Equation On Varying Time Scales, Molly Kathryn Peterson Jan 2014

Mechanical Visualization Of A Second Order Dynamic Equation On Varying Time Scales, Molly Kathryn Peterson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In this work, we give an introduction to Time Scales Calculus, the properties of the exponential function on an arbitrary time scale, and use it to solve linear dynamic equation of second order. Time Scales Calculus was introduced by Stefan Hilger in 1988. It brings together the theories of difference and differential equations into one unified theory. By using the properties of the delta derivative and the delta anti-derivative, we analyze the behavior of a second order linear homogeneous dynamic equation on various time scales. After the analytical discussion, we will graphically evaluate the second order dynamic equation in Marshall’s …