Differential Equations Topics

Differential Equations and Their Solutions

A differential equation (d.e.) is any equation that has one or more derivative in it. These can...

Word Problems

We can use differential equations to talk about things like how quickly a disease spreads, how...

Slope Fields

If you build it, they will come.Consider the first-order differential equationWe can't solve this...

Euler's Method

We know that the slope of a line is given byor bySince y is usually the dependent variable and x...

Accuracy and Usefulness of Euler's Method

Things to remember about Euler's Method:Euler's Method gives only approximate values unless the...

In the Real World

Differential equations, believe it or not, show up everywhere.There are math departments studying...