A Hybrid Function Approach to Solving a Class of Fredholm and Volterra Integro-Differential Equations

Abstract

In this paper, we use a numerical method that involves hybrid and block-pulse functions to approximate solutions of systems of a class of Fredholm and Volterra integro-differential equations. The key point is to derive a new approximation for the derivatives of the solutions and then reduce the integro-differential equation to a system of algebraic equations that can be solved using classical methods. Some numerical examples are dedicated for showing the efficiency and validity of the method that we introduce.