In the present paper, generalized differential transform method (GDTM) is used for obtaining the approximate analytic solutions of non-linear dispersive partial differential equations of fractional order. The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense.

Fractional differential equations; Caputo fractional derivative; Generalized Differential transform method; Analytic solution. Mathematical Subject Classification (2010) — 26A33, 34A08, 35A22, 35R11, 35C10, 74H10

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