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Graduate Solving the Non-Linear ODE: x+ x^2*y+x^3*y^2

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Undergrad Solving Inverse Laplace Transform: Understanding L^{-1}(8)

  • manderz2112
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Graduate Solving Romeo & Juliet's Love Dynamics: 1st Order Linear System of DEs

  • Mmula
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Graduate Is the Blow Up Time of an ODE with Lipschitz Condition Continuous?

  • csco
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Graduate Extremely difficult System of Differentil Equations

  • Noone1982
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High School Usual convention for proving differential equations

  • Schreiberdk
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Graduate Understanding Eigenvalue Problems

  • Xyius
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Graduate Power series solutions for ODEs. When are there how many of them?

  • Jerbearrrrrr
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Graduate Newtonian Central Force System

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Undergrad Test for Exactness, linearly dependent?

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Undergrad Differentiating complex numbers?

  • Shaybay92
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Graduate Solving Laplace's Equation with Exponential Function

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Undergrad Why Does the Wronskian of Two Functions Yield Zero?

  • blizzard750
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Graduate Using chain rule to derive the path equation

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Undergrad Where can I find proofs for d. eq solutions?

  • mike_
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Graduate How to solve this 2nd order nonlinear differential equation

  • tornado681
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Graduate Solve Modeling Higher-Order Diff Eqn: Free Undamped Motion w/ Spring

  • Matthewmccoy6
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Graduate Could anyone help me out for this Boundary Value Problem?

  • whatwhat1127
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Graduate Finding Critical Points of y1'=y2 and y2'=-kcos(y1)

  • helpinghand
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Graduate Shallow Water Equations and Initial Conditions

  • TheFerruccio
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Undergrad Undamped force oscillation formulas

  • gmmstr827
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Graduate What are the three similar cases for examining Laplace's Equation boundaries?

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Graduate How Do You Solve a Second Order ODE Using Reduction of Order?

  • praecox
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Undergrad Finding aplitude of free undamped motion

  • Black Armadillo
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Graduate System ODE, nonconstant but periodic coefficients

  • Marin
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Graduate How do I minimize a function with a constraint using Lagrange-Euler method?

  • fery
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Undergrad Solving D.eq. with Homogeneous Method: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

  • em919
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Graduate Solving Inhomogeneous Wave PDE with Separation of Variables on (0,pi)

  • jacoleen
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Graduate Derivatives and Partial Derivatives

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Undergrad What is the Correct Particular Solution for y''-2y'-3y=-3te^-t?

  • blizzard750
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Graduate Completeness of Legendre Polynomials

  • ObsessiveMathsFreak
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Graduate Variable Coefficient Differential Equation problem

  • mknut389
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Graduate How to Solve a Complex 2D PDE in Toroidal Coordinates?

  • maverick280857
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Graduate What Black-Scholes Research Problem Could I Explore for a 20-30 Page Math Paper?

  • MrMumbleX
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Graduate Solving Laplace's Equation with Mass

  • homology
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Graduate How Can Nonlinear ODEs Be Analytically Solved for Complex Potentials?

  • andrewr
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Graduate Help with conversion from rectangular to spherical coordinates

  • yungman
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Undergrad Homogenous constant coefficient linear differential equations

  • kmikias
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Graduate How Can I Determine Stability from Mathematica's Root Function Output?

  • senan
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Graduate Variation of parameters and the constraint

  • randybryan
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Graduate Problem with Crank-Nicholson for solving hyperbolic equations

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Graduate Laplace Transform of DE with Discontinuous Forcing Function

  • lobsterback
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Graduate Euler Lagrange equation - weak solutions?

  • muzialis
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Graduate Can this first order non-linear ODE be solved for all values of r?

  • LAHLH
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Graduate Laplace equation on square (using fourier transform)

  • bremvil
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Graduate Is This Civil Engineering PDE Linear?

  • omarxx84
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Undergrad 1st order nonhomogeneous dif'l e'n

  • rbwang1225
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Graduate 4th order linear, with constant piecewise coefficients

  • sir_manning
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Graduate Why a PDE is an infinite dimensional system

  • zhidayat
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Undergrad Simultanious DE - Kinetic Reaction

  • paunonen89
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High School What does it mea for an equation to be homogeneous?

  • bmed90
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Graduate Approaches to Runge Kutta step size adjustments

  • barker7
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Undergrad Help simple 2nd order linear ODE

  • y2kevin
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Undergrad System of Coupled Differential Equations

  • Xian
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Undergrad Help with Heaviside unit functions

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Graduate Evaluating Vorticity in a Parallelepiped Domain

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Graduate Heat Conduction of Metal Rod (Differential Equations)

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Graduate Eigenvalues of Linear Time Varying systems

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Graduate Is MATLAB's ode45 Suitable for Solving 2D Coupled Nonlinear ODEs?

  • ams31
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Undergrad Finding a general soution to a differential equation

  • Rubik
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Graduate Finite Difference Discretization of a Fourth Order Partial Differential Term

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Undergrad Can the Z-transform be used for both continuous and discrete functions?

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Graduate Solving 3rd order ODE with B.C. of Numan and Dirichlet Type

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Graduate How do I find the minimum value of f(k) with summations and exponents?

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Undergrad How Can Friction Be Incorporated into a Brachistochrone Model?

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Graduate How to Handle Fourth Order Implicit Runge-Kutta Methods?

  • Deadstar
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Graduate Wronskian and Linear Independence of y1 = t2 and y2 = t|t| in Second Order ODEs

  • Gear300
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Graduate The Convolution of Detla Functions

  • EngWiPy
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Undergrad A quick explanation of stability?

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Graduate Second derivative of an autonomous ODE

  • MurdocJensen
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Graduate Helmholtz 2D PDE around general shape (eg a figure 8)

  • veneficus5
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Undergrad Solution to a DE using variation of parameters

  • Xyius
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Graduate Who knows the original publication of Laplace transformation by Laplace?

  • dongsh2
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Graduate Dirac delta, generalizations of vector calculus and sigh vagueness

  • nonequilibrium
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Graduate Is the Earth a Stable System in Terms of Its Rotation Around the Sun?

  • chwala
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Undergrad Understanding Absolute Values.

  • jtabije
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Graduate Mastering PDEs: Techniques and Tricks for Solving with Separation of Variables

  • spaghetti3451
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Graduate Can you help with this 2nd-order, linear, homog, w/const.coeff proof?

  • diligence
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Undergrad Y'' + 4y = ax + b how can i solve?

  • c8c811
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Graduate Euler's formula & expressing combinations of sin and cos as cos

  • skweiler
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Graduate Solving a PDE Eigenvalue Problem: Proving All Eigenvalues Are Positive

  • ekalbh
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Undergrad Advice on a great self study book. PDE

  • vuser88
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Graduate Numerical Solution for BVODE without First Derivatives: Help Required

  • ktsharp
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Graduate PDE with non-constant coefficient

  • FrankST
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Undergrad On differential equations texts

  • mathematicsma
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Graduate ? solution of ( dy / dx ) + ( y / (sqrt(a+(x^2))) ) = 0

  • smslca
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Undergrad What are Spherical Harmonics and their Applicability in Applied Math?

  • spaghetti3451
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Graduate Understanding Symmetry in ODE Solutions

  • MurdocJensen
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Graduate Do Convergence Solutions of ODE/PDEs Match Their Asymptotic Solutions?

  • chwala
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Graduate Solving Diff. Equation of Epidemic Model: Help Needed

  • madiha.sahar
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Graduate Is the Dirac Delta Function Even?

  • sirona
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Graduate Is the Algorithm r_n+1= r_n/(1+sqrt(2-r_n)) Stable?

  • whattttt
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Graduate Arnold: ODEs, Ch. 1, section 2.2

  • Rasalhague
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Graduate Why is Arnold's extended phase space a strip rather than a rectangle?

  • Rasalhague
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Graduate Divergence Theorem & Neumann Problem Explained

  • roldy
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Graduate Unsuccessful attempts to solve a linear second order PDE system

  • jmk9
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Graduate Does the definition of Φ-invariance require that I(x) = T for all x in S?

  • Rasalhague
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Graduate Newton's method with inequality constraint

  • Denise00
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Graduate Coupled first order differential equations

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