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Graduate Numerical Approximation of a Rocket's motion
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Graduate Double pendulum - solving with energy and Simulink
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Graduate Solve ODE: (x^2+2)y'''-(x^2+2x+2)y''+2(x+1)y'-2y=0
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Graduate Some tip you can share to solve this equation?
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Graduate System of two second order ODE's
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Graduate Good texts for solving PDE's by integral transforms
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Graduate Solving Special Function Equations Using Lie Symmetries
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Graduate Tenenbaum & Pollard Pages 53-54: Apparently does not make sense
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MHB Why is the integration result not -xe^-x - e^-x?
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MHB How Do I Establish That \(\lim_{t \rightarrow \infty} S(t) = \Lambda/\mu\)?
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MHB Finding the Solution to a Differential Equation Passing Through (1,2)
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MHB Linearly independence using Wronskian?
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MHB Finding General Solution vs Solving Differential Equations
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Undergrad Initial guess in Newton's method
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MHB Solving a First Order Linear Differential Equation with an Initial Condition
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MHB Reduce an equation to a homogenous equation?
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Graduate Inner product structure for classical diff equations
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Graduate Solving an ODE using shooting method
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Undergrad Is the Solution of a Differential Equation Always Unique?
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Graduate Wronskian of the confluent hypergeometric functions
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Graduate Relationship between DEs and infinite series.
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Graduate Understanding existence theorem of (strong) solution of SDE
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Graduate General Solution to a certain form of ODE
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Graduate What are the Boundary Conditions for Solving Poisson's Equation?
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Graduate Challenge 15: Worshipping the Moon
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Graduate Sturm-Liouville confusion
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MHB Why is the interval solution this?
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Graduate What is the connection between the Wronskian and linear independence?
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Graduate C2-solutions to a diff.equation.
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MHB How Long Until the Ball Hits the Ground?
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Undergrad Linearity of ODE: (1 x^2) dy/dx + y = 0
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Graduate Modelling the motion of a meteor
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Graduate Differential equation/Integration problem
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Undergrad Forming a general summation of terms
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Undergrad How Does Changing Sign Conventions Affect the Equations for Motion?
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MHB Modelling the motion of a meteor
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Graduate Finite difference discretization for systems of higher ODEs
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Graduate How can you find this differential equation?
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MHB Where Does the Convolution Theorem Come From?
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Undergrad Why does the 2nd order homogeneous linear ODE have 2 general solutions?
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Graduate Why is a set of functions v(t) dense in L^2
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Graduate Very simple: second order derivative in wave equation
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Undergrad "State of the Art" in nonlinear differential equations?
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MHB Approximate solution for non-linear ODE
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Undergrad Trouble Setting Up Equation for Weight Loss Over Time
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Graduate The energy in the linear stability analysis
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MHB Coupled non-linear system of ODEs
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Graduate Why Normalize Boundary Conditions in PDEs?
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Graduate Partial Derivatives: Solving y^2=uy-v
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Graduate What Are the Possible Equilibrium States in Tank Systems Using a Ratio Approach?
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Graduate How do I apply rk4 to a second order pde?
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Graduate Sturm-Liouville Equation. Question about different forms.
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Graduate Numerical method for wave equation
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Graduate How to make my equation fancier?
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Graduate Numerical Solution for ODE with Critical Point: A General Procedure Guide
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Graduate Solving Differential Eqs with Critical Point: Initial Conditions & Solutions
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Graduate How Does the Inverse Scattering Method Apply to Soliton Equations?
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Graduate The Differential operator and it's limitations
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Graduate Stability criteria of heat-like equation
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MHB Sum of Sequence $(a_{n+1}+3)(2-a_n)=6$ to 100
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Graduate Details regarding Legendre Polynomials
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Graduate Modeling a car slowing down from speed
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MHB Linear ode; how does answer key get this?
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MHB Is This ODE Solvable by Substitution?
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Graduate Derivative of d'Alambert operator?
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Graduate Jacobian Matrix for Polar Coordinates
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Graduate Simplifying Integrals with Coefficients
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Graduate Systems of Differential Eq (Undetermined Coefficients)
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Graduate Why is the Particular Solution Different in Nonlinear System Equilibria?
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Graduate How Do Fourier Integral Operators Work in Mathematical Analysis?
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Graduate Can you prove a differential equation has no analytical solution?
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Graduate Finite Difference Expressed As a Probability Generating Function
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Graduate Solving Complex Diff EQ: z'(t) = az(t) Explanation & Books
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Graduate The relationship between solutions
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MHB Solving Cauchy-Euler Equation with Constant Coefficients
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Graduate Adiabatic evolution and floquet theorem
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Undergrad Method of Variation of Coefficients
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Graduate Understanding PDE Solutions: N=0 vs N≥1 Cases
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Graduate What is my guess for a polynomial solution with a negative highest power?
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Graduate Help: Analytical Solution to Coupled ODE
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Graduate Determining # of Solutions for DEs
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Undergrad Solve Differential Equation: dy/dx = dt
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Graduate General solution to a 6th order DE
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Graduate How does the Wronskian determine uniqueness of solution?
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Undergrad Does this curl operator equal 1?
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Graduate What is the Fourier transform of cos(2πf0x - π/4)?
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Graduate Why Does ∂f/∂y Determine the Uniqueness of y in Differential Equations?
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Graduate Have a software that solves Helmholtz equation, can I use it for Poisson?
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Graduate Help with MTW Exercise 6.9 - Yes/No Answer
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Undergrad Creating an Exponential decay equation for given parameters
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Graduate Runge Kutta question, equation has dx/dt in it and non linear term ?
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Graduate Why Do We Use the Indicial Equation for Coefficients in Bessel Equations?
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Graduate Von Neumann Analysis: Refresh Numerical Science | Any Help Appreciated
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Graduate What form for the particular integral of this 2nd order Diff Eqn
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MHB Find Sum of first 100 Terms in $(n-2)a_n - (n-1)a_{n-1} +1=0$ with $a_{100}=199$
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MHB Learn Implicit Differentiation: Solving for r^2 in $y^2 + x^2 = 0
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Graduate Mehrstellenverfahren for different grid spacing along the three space directions
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Undergrad Where does one start with differential equations?
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Graduate Convolution Proof of time scaling property
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Graduate Conceptual trouble with derivatives with respect to Arc Length
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