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 Summation Notation for Weak form of Differential Equation

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How do we handle a change in variable for the method of characteristics?

  • Dustinsfl
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Graduate What is wrong with my Laplace Transform inversion for y''+13y'-4y = 3exp(-t)?

  • maistral
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Graduate Problems with propagation of error for multiple variables

  • bobey
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Undergrad Question about solving ODE with Complex eigenvalue

  • nufeng
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Undergrad How do I determine the 'other stuff' in DE mixing problems?

  • member 392791
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Undergrad Nonlinear DE similar to a Bernoulli equation

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Graduate Separation of variables on 2nd order ode

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Graduate Solving System of 2 ODEs: Analytical Solution

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Graduate Detecting Oscillation in Dynamic Models: A Time-Intensive Challenge

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Graduate What exactly allows a differential relation form of an equation?

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Undergrad Is our complementary solution guaranteed to be linearly independent?

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Graduate Solving an IVP using Laplace Transforms.

  • geno678
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Graduate Change of variables in a second order SDE

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Undergrad Understanding Exact Differential Equations: Definition and Application

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Graduate Are the sum and the hypergeometric equal?

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How Do You Guess a Particular Solution for This Differential Equation?

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Graduate Coupled PDE System - Numerical Solution

  • FrankST
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Find $\alpha$ to Make ODE Resonance Free

  • Dustinsfl
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Checking some linear ODE solutions

  • Dustinsfl
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Undergrad Life cycle of butterfly Differential equations

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Graduate Analytical method to solve a system of ODEs

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Undergrad Solving Complicated Autonomous Equations: Tips and Methods

  • thecoop
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Solve Repeated Roots ODE: $y' = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 2\\ 0 & 1\end{pmatrix}y$

  • Dustinsfl
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Find the eigenvectors problem help

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Graduate Perturbation techniques examples please?

  • ericm1234
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Graduate How to Determine Initial or Boundary Conditions for Linearized Systems?

  • jacobrhcp
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Graduate Difference between Essential a Natural BC's

  • bugatti79
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Undergrad What do I need to know before studying PDE?

  • pyfgcr
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Graduate How to determine particular solutions for cauchy euler

  • ericm1234
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Graduate F(n)=(1/2)f(n+1)+(1/2)f(n-1)-1I got f(n)=n^2. I can not find

  • dyh
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Graduate Iterative procedure for potential distribution of a cylindrical problem?

  • OneMoreName
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Graduate Can Lagrange's Undetermined Multiplier Have Imaginary Points?

  • KaGa
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Graduate Need Help Understanding Shooting Method

  • tau1777
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Graduate PDE with oscillating boundary conditions

  • robl123
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Graduate Understanding Non-Linear Differential Equations: Definition and Examples

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Graduate Partial Differentiation with Indicial Notation (Ritz Method for FEM)

  • bugatti79
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Undergrad Reducing nominator's higher order.

  • blighme
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Graduate I need a little help on how does the iteration process. I know how

  • maistral
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Graduate Superimposition principle in solving ODEs

  • StefanBU
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Undergrad Partial fractions (?) to solve first order DE

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Graduate Resource for modelling with differential equations

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Undergrad Me soon, mass and spring equation

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Graduate Help with a linear differential equation

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Undergrad Linear and non-linear differential equations

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Graduate Solving Second order non-Homogeneous PDE

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Graduate Difference of period between cartesian and polar eigenvalue representation

  • williamrand1
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Graduate Solving a system of two nonlinear second order ODEs (Mechanical vibrations)

  • Bartok
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Graduate Any ideas about how to solve this problem involving fourier transforms?

  • enfield
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Graduate Help solving ODE's using eigenfunction expansion, in general

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Graduate Solving one dimension steady state heat equation with finite differences

  • Arkady87
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Graduate Solving an ODE Problem: Calculating Deaths & Synthesis

  • Apostolos
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Graduate Solve set of differential equations

  • Jacob86
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Graduate Laplace equation with boundary condition

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Graduate Is There a General Solution to This Second-Order ODE?

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Undergrad Is There a Method for Finding A When Given B and ∇XA?

  • GarageDweller
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Graduate Solving dP/dx = gP/(1+P/Psat) for P

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Graduate Solve Fick's second law of diffusion

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Graduate What is the Power Law Relationship between Mass and Metabolic Rate?

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Graduate Error in Young/Freedman 13th? (Integral)

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Partial Differential Equation: Is There an Easy Way to Solve This?

  • Telemachus
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Graduate Finding a function given its partial derivatives, stuck on finding g'(x)

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Graduate How Do Complex Roots Transform into Trigonometric Functions in ODEs?

  • koab1mjr
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Graduate Please help this is toughest Differential equation I have had to work

  • diffEQult
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Graduate Query regarding classification of pde

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Graduate Analytical solution for coupled partial differential equations

  • jj231
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Graduate What is the Physical Meaning of the Fourier Transform?

  • McLaren Rulez
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Graduate Non linear second order differential equation

  • jj231
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Undergrad What branch of math deals with nonlinear systems?

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Graduate Using the D operator technique to solve a trig based DE

  • mitch_1211
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Graduate How to solve this system of Differential equation

  • revooridinesh
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Graduate Stability of the equilibrium at (0,0)

  • Akibarika
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Wave equation and multiple boundary conditions

  • Markov2
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Graduate Can you find a vector field that equals its own curl?

  • math man
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Solution of PDE: General Solution & Modifications

  • bkarpuz
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Undergrad Help with applying the least squares method for solving simultaneous equations

  • yasith
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Graduate Solving IVP w/ Finite Difference: Strange Oscillations

  • gstar2002
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Graduate Differential algebraic equations

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Graduate Green's function for Poisson Equation

  • bhatiaharsh
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Undergrad Trouble with Initial Value Condition Questions

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Graduate Solution to 1st order nonlinear differential equation

  • gulruozkan
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Undergrad 3 Differential Equations problems

  • mercuryman
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Graduate Coupled partial differential equations

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Undergrad Second, Third (ect) Derivatives, and their relation to the function value

  • clm222
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Fourier transform to solve the wave equation

  • Markov2
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Motion of Particles in Uniform Gravitational Field

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Graduate Liearization of Lagrange EOMs of an Inverted Pendulum

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Graduate How can I solve for the form of f in this integral equation with a>b?

  • DukeLuke
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How to Solve a PDE with an External Function?

  • Markov2
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Graduate Basic terminology in Non Linear Analysis

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Efficiently Solve u_xx = u_tt with D'Lambert Method | Detailed Guide

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Graduate DE: Lower Bound for radius of convergence

  • BobMarly
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Graduate General Solution for (x^2)*y +x*y'-y=1/(x+1)

  • BobMarly
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Graduate Orthogonal properties of associated laguerre polynomial

  • Arafat Sagar
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Undergrad Please see the attached file.When does the graph of

  • jlawson
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Graduate Understanding the Factor 2 in the Langevin Stochastic Differential Equation

  • Niles
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Graduate How Do You Solve the Series Solutions for y + xy = 0 and y'' + xy = 0?

  • BobMarly
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Graduate Find Solution 4*(x^2)*y +y=0, y(-1)=2, y'(-1)=0

  • BobMarly
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Graduate Help on Fredholm Eqn of the First Kind

  • Steve Zissou
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Undergrad 2nd Order Linear - Modeling Spring Oscillation

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