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Intro Diff Equations
Intro Diff Equations
d2y
+ k 3y = 0
2
dx
or y!! + k 3 y = 0
3) (x 2 + y 2 )dx = 2xdy
4)
!u
!2u !2u
= h2 ( 2 + 2 )
!t
!x !y
5)
!2w !w
+
=0
!x 2 !y
! d 2s $ 6
ds
6) # 2 & ' xy + s = 0
dt
" dt %
7)
d3x
dx
+ x = 4xy
3
dy
dy
d5y
! dy $
+ x # & ' 8y = 0
8)
5
" dx %
dx
d2y
d2x
9) 2 + x 2 = x
dt
dt
10) x
!f
!f
+ y = nf
!x
!y
11) L
d 2u
du 1
+ R + u = E cost
2
dt
dt c
!2 W !2 W
+ 2 =0
!u 2
!v
2)
d2y
! dy $
+ 2b # & + y = 0 is an equation of order 2 or second order
2
" dx %
dx
!" !2"
+
= 0 is an equation of order 2 or second order
3)
!v !u!v
x&
x 2 " 16y
#
%$ y! + (' =
2
4
x x 2 " 16y
y! + =
2
2
"x x 2 " 16y
2
Solving for y we obtain two equations, so we want to avoid this kind of situations
y! =
c) Degree
Definition: The degree of a differential equation is given by the exponent that is raised
the highest derivative that occurs in the equation.
Example:
1) y + 2(y)5 + y = 0 is an equation of degree 1
2) (y)3 + (y)7 = 0 is an equation of degree 3
2
6
!2" # !2" &
# !" &
3)
+
+%
= 0 is an equation of degree 2
$ !v ('
!u 2 %$ !u!v ('
d 2 y " dy %
4)! 2 + $ ' + 7y = 0!!nonlinea
# dx &
dx
5)!cos x! y!! + e x ! y! ( y = sin x!!linear
)2* )2*
+
= 0!!linear
)u 2 )v2
)2* )2* )2*
7) 2
=
!!nonlinear
)u )v2 )u)v
6)!