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Unit step : L{uc (t)f (t − c)} = e−cs L{f (t)} L{u3 (t)et−3 } = e−3s L{et }
2. Use the rules for the 1st and 2nd derivative and solve for L{y}.
Since L{y 0 } = sL{y} − f (0) and L{y 00 } = s2 L{y} − sf (0) − f 0 (0),
we get (as2 + bs + c)L{y} − (as + b)f (0) − af 0 (0) = L{g(t)}.
Also replace L{g(t)} by its Laplace transform. Now solve for L{y}.
3. Partial Fractions:
Break up the expression you found into partial fractions.
Elementary Inverse Laplace Transform Table: Most inverses are easy to get from the previous table,
but sometimes you may have to rewrite the expression in order to make it look like the table. Below I have
rewritten the rules from the previous page in terms of the inverse.
L−1 { s−a
1
} = eat L−1 { s−5
1
} = e5t
L−1 { s2 +b
s
2 } = cos(bt) L−1 { s2s+4 } = cos(2t)
L−1 { s2 +b
1
2} =
1
b sin(bt) L−1 { s21+9 } = 1
3 sin(3t)
(s−a)
L−1 { (s−a) 2 +b2 } = e
at cos(bt) L−1 { (s−3)
s−3
2 +16 } = e
3t cos(4t)
L−1 { (s−a)12 +b2 } = 1b eat sin(bt) L−1 { (s+1)12 +25 } = 51 e−t cos(5t)
L−1 { s1n } = 1
(n−1)! t
n−1 L−1 { s13 } = 12 t2
L−1 { (s−a)
1
n} =
1
(n−1)! t
n−1 eat L−1 { (s+2)
1
4} =
1 3 −2t
3! t e
−cs −7s
L−1 { e s } = uc (t) L−1 { e s } = u7 (t)
−7s
L−1 {e−cs F (s)} = uc (t)L−1 {F (s)}(t − c) L−1 { es−4 } = u7 (t)L−1 { s−4
1
}(t − 7) = u7 (t)e4(t−c)
Examples: Try these on your own before you look at the solutions (solutions on the next page).
3. Solve y 00 − y = e2t with y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 1, using the Laplace transform.
4. Solve y 00 + y = u5 (t) with y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 3, using the Laplace transform.
Solutions to examples:
1. Solve y 00 + 3y 0 − 4y = 0 with y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 6, using the Laplace transform.
3. Solve y 00 − y = e2t with y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 1, using the Laplace transform.
4. Solve y 00 + y = u5 (t) with y(0) = 0 and y 0 (0) = 3, using the Laplace transform.