Week 014 Separable Differential Equations
Week 014 Separable Differential Equations
Summary
The importance of the method of separation of variables was shown in the introductory section. In the present
section, separable differential equations and their solutions are discussed in greater detail.
Examples
Resources on the Web
Solve the (separable) differential equation
Information on Newton
Biographical data from St.
Andrew's University's Web site
Excerpt from W.W. Rouse Ball's
Solve the (separable) differential equation "A Short Account of the History
of Mathematics"
Information on Leibniz
Biographical data from St.
Andrew's University's Web site
Solve the following differential equation:
Excerpt from W.W. Rouse Ball's
"A Short Account of the History
of Mathematics"
Sketch the family of solution curves. Calculus Applications
Project Intermath
Videos
Separable DEs
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Quiz
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Interesting Application
Exercises
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