Differential Equations Forum

Join in expert discussion on differential equation topics like ODE and PDE. Differential equations are an equation involving derivatives of a function or functions.

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Graduate Specification of the boundary condition in high order PDE

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Graduate Newton's Law of Cooling and other Models

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Finding region of xy plane for which differential equation has a unique solution

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Graduate Riemann Hypothesis for dynamical systems

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Undergrad For which PDEs is the solution in the form of F(x)*G(t)?

  • Nikitin
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Undergrad Can I split up the left hand side of an ODE?

  • GreenAce92
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Solving the IVP for x=c_1\cos{t}+c_2\sin{t}: Solution to DE & Initial Conditions

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Making up a differential equation with no real solutions

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Verifying solution to first order differential equation

  • find_the_fun
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Graduate Solving PDE Using Method of Separation of Variables: Complete Guide

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Undergrad How to call a built function in mathematica

  • Reem Hashem
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Infinite domain to finite plate by a change of variables

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Graduate Need help solving PDE, numerically which contains some transformations

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Is It Linear in the Indicated Dependent Variable?

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Graduate Solving ODE for $\sigma$: Transformation and Manipulation?

  • Juggler123
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Graduate Solving Differential Equations: A Comprehensive Guide

  • saidMath
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Undergrad Construct DE w/ Soln y(t) = e^t cos(3t)

  • LocalStudent
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Undergrad Equilibrium Solutions - Understand & Graphically Visualize

  • Bashyboy
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Undergrad Substituting w=y' in the Differential Equation

  • Turion
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Undergrad How to Use FindRoot for Determinant with Fixed Values?

  • Reem Hashem
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Graduate Need help with a complex differential equation

  • Kvad
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Undergrad How do I find the complete solution for x'=(2, 3, -1, -2)x+(e^t, t)?

  • Success
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Plotting runge kutta 4 stability region

  • Dustinsfl
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Graduate Simplifying an integral expression involving Airy functions

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Undergrad Why Does My Differential Equation Solution Differ by a Sign?

  • rxfudd
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Graduate Is there a quantitative measure for the nonlinearity of PDEs?

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Graduate Laplace Transform Question

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Unraveling the Mystery: Solving for Real Values in a Complex Equation

  • anemone
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Undergrad Similarity between exact equations and potential functions

  • leehufford
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Graduate Is the Airy Function Normalized?

  • Irid
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High School Is an equilibrium solution always zero in differential equations?

  • ehabmozart
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Min of an Integral lagrange multipliers for E-L

  • Dustinsfl
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Solving xu_t + uu_x = 0: Need Help with Change of Variables

  • ryo0071
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Graduate Convert differential equation to finite difference equation

  • Hypatio
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Relation between Hermite and associated Laguerre

  • Suvadip
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Euler-Lagrange equation first integral question

  • Dustinsfl
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Graduate How to Derive the General Solution for a Differential System with Complex Roots?

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Graduate Finite Fourier Transform on a 3d wave

  • brandy
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Integrating factor in Exact Equations

  • alane1994
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Can any twice-differentiable function satisfy these conditions?

  • Dustinsfl
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Coupled ODEs from Euler Lagrange eq

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Graduate Differential Equation Containing Natural Log of Negative e

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Graduate Why do we take the derivative of g(x) when using the method of

  • Turion
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Inflection Point of the Threshold Equation

  • MacLaddy1
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Graduate Finding Non-trivial solutions to ODE in Mathematica

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Undergrad Can anyone help me? I have no idea .

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Undergrad Did my professor do this laplace-inverse wrong?

  • Nikitin
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Graduate Sigularity problem in NDSolve in mathematica

  • moudas
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Graduate General Solution for a 2x2 Matrix Differential Equation

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Graduate General Solution for a 2x2 Matrix with Complex Eigenvalues

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How to Solve This Homogeneous Differential Equation?

  • nacho-man
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Graduate Linearization of Ricatti equations

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Determine whether equation is exact.

  • alane1994
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Where can I find info on the partial derivative of elastic energy wrt position?

  • datahead8888
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Undergrad How does dy/dt=ry end up with the constant multiple on the right?

  • oneamp
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A question regarding initial values and verifying solutions

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Where Do Theorem 2.4.2 Conditions Apply for \(y'=\frac{t-y}{2t+5y}\)?

  • alane1994
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Understand Truncation Order 2: Conditions & Examples

  • nacho-man
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2 questions regarding initial values and verifying solutions

  • nathancurtis111
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Motion of Falling Body w/ Varying Drag: Farah's Q on Yahoo Answers

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Skydiver/Physics Diff.Eq. Problem

  • alane1994
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Proofs regarding uniform circular motion in vectors

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Graduate Questions about derivation of equation

  • roldy
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Determining if equation is linear in indicated dependent variable

  • find_the_fun
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In the simplest qualitative terms what is a differential equation?

  • find_the_fun
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Graduate 2nd order ODE's odd and even functions

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Undergrad How did they isolate y in this seperable equation?

  • oneamp
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Undergrad Solving differential equations with different differential notation?

  • jaydnul
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Graduate Bessel vs Modified Bessel Eqn solve PDE

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Graduate Exact Differential Equations of Order n?

  • bolbteppa
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Finding Salt Concentration in a Tank with Limited Capacity

  • alane1994
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Modeling with a First Order Equation

  • alane1994
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Is This Initial Value Problem Solved Correctly?

  • alane1994
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Why can y(x) be rewritten as just y?

  • find_the_fun
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Undergrad Very basic question on derivative notation

  • ledphones
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Verifying a Solution to an ODE: Differential Equations HW Help!

  • MarkFL
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Graduate PDE - Boundary value problem found in QM

  • kostas230
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Undergrad Is is possible to learn second-order DE before first-order?

  • Turion
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Graduate Why Is \(u(r,\theta,\phi)\) Treated as a Function of \(r\) Here?

  • yungman
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Undergrad Solving Differential Equations: Understanding the Steps

  • kingpen123
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Is This Equation Known as the Korteweg-de Vries Equation?

  • Dustinsfl
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Nathan Curtis' Question at Yahoo Answers regarding Differential Equations

  • Chris L T521
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Undergrad Please tell me what I did wrong when solving this DE

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Undergrad How to Solve Reducible Exact Differential Equations: Methods Explained

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Graduate What is the solution to the ODE with p=1/3, f(x)=-3/2x, and g(x)=2/3?

  • suryanarayan
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Graduate Nonlinear coupled differential equation system - kinetics

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Graduate Separable Differential Equations

  • Bashyboy
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Graduate Domain of Sturm-Liouville operators

  • hellofolks
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Graduate Doubts on the boundary conditions of PDE

  • jollage
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Graduate Locally bounded linear differential operators

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Fallin' staR's question at Yahoo Answers regarding kinematics

  • MarkFL
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Can you spot the error in my substitution method for solving this DE?

  • MacLaddy1
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Graduate Inverse Laplace Transform of a product of exponential functions

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Graduate Eigenvalue problem and initial-value problem?

  • jollage
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Undergrad Does Laplace and Poisson's equation have to be for static condition?

  • yungman
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Undergrad Differential Equations for Physics

  • Astrum
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No-One's question at Yahoo Answers regarding Newton's Law of Cooling

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