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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Undergrad How do we find Integrating factor for a General Diff equation

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Undergrad Understanding Picard Iteration for Teens

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Graduate Solving PDE with integral of second derivative term

  • chavo004
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Graduate How Do I Solve This Differential Equation for a Contagious Disease?

  • kanki
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Graduate Solving a system of 6 first-order differential equations numerically

  • Rafique Mir
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Undergrad Solving Concentration Problem in Tank

  • kanki
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Graduate How does the line integral method solve ODEs?

  • saltydog
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High School Mixing Solutions: Problems & Solutions Explained

  • TheLaughingMan
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Undergrad Auxiliary Equation with Imaginary Roots

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Graduate Why Doesn't Reduction Order Work for This Differential Equation?

  • EvLer
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Undergrad Finding ceiling slope angle from heights above triangle vertices

  • WY
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Undergrad Why is dv/dt equal to vdv/dx?

  • Brewer
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Graduate A necessary condition for uniqueness

  • saltydog
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Graduate Tangent line to xe^y + ye^x = 1 and exponential solutions to y + y' = y''

  • Orion1
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Undergrad Equilibrium Solutions in Natural Decay and Growth Equations

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Graduate Laplace Operator: Spherical Coordinates

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Graduate Solving Chemical Reactions in Greenburg's Advanced Eng. Mathematics #8

  • LabRat
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Undergrad Simple but i cant get it? Log derivative

  • Struggling
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Graduate Laplace transform of ty''+(t-1)y'+y=t²

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Graduate Dimension of Soln Space of Heat Equation: Is It Infinite?

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Undergrad Air friction and acceleration in skydiver motion

  • arkssd
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Undergrad Understanding Derivatives of Exponential Functions

  • Struggling
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Undergrad What Is a Bifurcation Diagram and How Do You Create One?

  • Zurtex
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Undergrad What is the method for checking stability of finite differencing schemes?

  • eckiller
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High School What Does Ordinary Mean in Ordinary Differential Equations?

  • chandran
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Graduate Resonance pde wave equation u(\phi,t) involving lagrange polynomials

  • chavo004
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Undergrad Modern trends in the numerical solution of differential equations

  • mooberrymarz
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Graduate Solving Laplace Transform of sin[3t] ( h[t - pi/2] - h[t] )

  • splitendz
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Undergrad Why does y'=-Ae^{-t} equal -y?

  • RadiationX
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Undergrad Is my charastic equation for y''-4y' +5y =0 correct?

  • RadiationX
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Undergrad How long is the dart in the air if shot upward from 1.5m?

  • denafoster
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Graduate How can I solve a system of second order ODE's numerically?

  • peterbone
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Undergrad Piecewise definition for a function

  • jojo1
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Undergrad Method of undetermined coefficent

  • vabamyyr
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Undergrad Homogeneous and particular solution

  • gomez
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Undergrad Elementary differential equations

  • GCT
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Undergrad Simple ODE, but how to approach?

  • BlkDaemon
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Graduate What does the geodesic equation for a surface involve?

  • kleinwolf
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Graduate Study Sturm-Liouville Eigenvalue Problems

  • jwsiii
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Graduate How do I set up difference equations for intersecting ovals?

  • morry
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Graduate How to Model a Two-Mass Pendulum System Using ODEs?

  • mathgirl
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Undergrad What should be the particular solution?

  • tony_engin
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Graduate How Do You Determine the Region of Absolute Stability for the Theta Method?

  • eckiller
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Graduate Differential Equation: dv/dx Solution

  • nishant
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Undergrad How do you solve for x when using the chain rule and functions with variables?

  • cogs24
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Graduate Complex exponential (properties)

  • gomez
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Undergrad Solving Linear First Order D.E. y' - y*tan[x] = 2sin[x]

  • splitendz
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Undergrad Bacteria culture with growth proportional to size

  • QuantumTheory
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Graduate How Do You Solve the Nonlinear System with Sensitive Initial Conditions?

  • samsus
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Undergrad What does a Fourier series actually represent conceptually?

  • jwsiii
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Graduate Frobenius Method: Finding Solutions for x^2*y"-x*y'+(x^2+1)y=0

  • jason17349
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Undergrad What is the ratio [f(x)-t(x)]/f(x) measuring for the tangent line?

  • VooDoo
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Undergrad Xn+1 = Xn(2 - NXn) can be used to find the reciprocal

  • ryan750
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Undergrad Integral of (2x+5) (x^2-3) / x - Moshe

  • nmoshe
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Undergrad Finding dy/dx and d²y/dx² for parametric equations with a

  • caz2bee
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Graduate Solution of Initial Value Problems, Laplace Transform

  • cc2203
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Graduate What the hell is Green's third identity talking about?

  • quasar987
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Undergrad What does a Laplace transform result like 1/(s-2) mean?

  • slug
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Undergrad Laplace transform of -5t² using integration by parts

  • slug
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Graduate Total derivative -> partial derivative

  • Walkingman
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Undergrad Transforming a 1st Order PDE into a 2nd Order PDE: A Simple Example

  • dvs77
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Graduate Is the solution to Laplace's equation harmonic over a path in space

  • quasar987
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Graduate Differential Equations L^(-1) { (3s-4) / (s(s-4)) }

  • winner2
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Graduate How to Determine Stability Intervals and Periodicity in Differential Equations?

  • Tarhead
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Undergrad Inverse Laplace transform of (-3s+20)/(s²-6s+12)

  • andrewdavid
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Undergrad Second-order nonhomogeneous ODE with undetermined coefficients

  • andrewdavid
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Graduate Revisiting Pendulum Dynamics - Tap to Re-oscillate

  • saltydog
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Undergrad Practical application of partial,simple differential equation

  • chandran
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Undergrad What is the Dirac delta function and how does it work with Laplace transforms?

  • supersix2
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Graduate Can Constant Velocity be Solved with Separable ODEs?

  • whozum
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Graduate Hermitian Operator: Is d^2/dx^2 Proven?

  • PhysKid24
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Graduate How is the Step Change in Temperature Equation Derived?

  • Dynamo
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Undergrad What are the steps for finding u1 and u2 in the variation of parameters method?

  • Cafka
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Graduate Periodic Wave Solutions of the Wave Equation

  • quasar987
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Graduate Setting up Runge-Kutta 4 for shooting method with coupled ODEs

  • shaqychan
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Graduate How can I combine the solutions for u(t) and y(t) to find the solution for y(t)?

  • eckiller
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Undergrad How to Determine a Differential Equation from a Given Solution?

  • Naeem
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Graduate How to Solve the Third-Order Linear Homogeneous Differential Equation?

  • skysurani
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Graduate Alligator population differential equation with x in the rate equation

  • meggs521
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Graduate Solving Difficult Wave Function Problems

  • blaster
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Undergrad Cam -follower displacement as a time function

  • chandran
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High School Substitution methods for first order differential equations

  • eightlgddj
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Undergrad Solving 3y' - 2y = 1 - x and 2y' + 3y = 4 with initial condition

  • primus
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Graduate Finding Green's Function for Half Space Neumann Problem

  • NYUmathgeek
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Graduate Weak formulation of a parabolic PDE with Neumann boundary conditions

  • Feynman
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Graduate Mixed Derivative in Differential Equations: Analytical and Numerical Solutions

  • Gonzolo
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Undergrad How to get a particular solution.

  • Cafka
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Undergrad What identity should I substitute for the integral of sin^4(x)*cos^4(x)?

  • jaggtagg7
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Graduate How to Motivate the Integrating Factor Strategy for \( \mu(y) \)?

  • Naeem
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Graduate How to solve these Differential Equations?

  • Naeem
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Graduate Problem in Newtonian gravity- 2nd order, integration problems

  • Romeo
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Undergrad How Can I Solve This Second-Order Differential Equation?

  • Exulus
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Undergrad ?Test for Exactness of Separable Differential Equations

  • Naeem
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Undergrad Dfq Prob, using Logisitc Equation

  • Naeem
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Undergrad Second-Order Homogeneous Linear Equation

  • andrewdavid
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Undergrad How prove the maximum of 2 functions

  • lmamaths
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Undergrad Carbon-14 dating with 20g initial and 6g in fossil

  • Naeem
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Undergrad How to find acceleration or displacement with respect to time?

  • sid_galt
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Graduate Proving a Solution of \[u_{tt} - c^2 u_{xx} = 0\]

  • Palindrom
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Undergrad Solve Differential Eq.: dy/dx= 1/(xy+x^2y^3)

  • estalniath
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