
What exactly is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2015 · 8 The differential of a function at is simply the linear function which produces the best linear approximation of in a neighbourhood of . Specifically, among the linear functions …
calculus - What is the practical difference between a differential …
See this answer in Quora: What is the difference between derivative and differential?. In simple words, the rate of change of function is called as a derivative and differential is the actual …
Linear vs nonlinear differential equation - Mathematics Stack …
2 One could define a linear differential equation as one in which linear combinations of its solutions are also solutions.
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Jul 8, 2018 · I think that it's worth distinguishing second derivatives in the context of calculus and the second differential in the context of differential forms. In the latter case, the differential is …
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Is it the differential of what function ? What about dy or df(x), is it the differential of what function ? What would be the values of those differentials ? Since the formal definition of differentials …
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The differential equations class I took as a youth was disappointing, because it seemed like little more than a bag of tricks that would work for a few equations, leaving the vast majority of …
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Oct 29, 2011 · What is difference between implicit and explicit solution of an initial value problem? Please explain with example both solutions (implicit and explicit)of same initial value problem? …
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Jun 29, 2022 · 3) Manifolds and differential geometry, by Jeffrey Marc Lee (Google Books preview) 4) Also, I just recently recommended this site in answer to another post; the site is …
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I am looking for a convenient and free online tool for plotting Direction Fields and Solution Curves of Ordinary Differential Equations. I tried the "Slope Field Plotter" on Geogebra; it worked tol...
How To Solve a Trigonometric Differential Equation
Dec 23, 2018 · How To Solve a Trigonometric Differential Equation Ask Question Asked 6 years, 6 months ago Modified 6 years, 6 months ago