Differential equations

Equations about rates of change: exponential growth and decay, the harmonic oscillator, and solving them numerically.

5 lessons planned · none written yet

  1. 1What a differential equation saysNot written yetSlope fields and solutions as curves.
  2. 2Exponential growth and decayNot written yetdy/dt = ky and its many disguises.
  3. 3Separable equationsNot written yetSolve by separating variables.
  4. 4The harmonic oscillatorNot written yetSprings, pendulums and second-order equations.
  5. 5Euler’s methodNot written yetSolve any ODE numerically, step by step.