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Good Examples of Equations Derived from Elementary Calculus
I'm collecting additional enrichment content for my calculus students. I'm looking for examples of equations that are used in various fields, but which can be derived at least somewhat ...
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The propagation of the wave equation in even versus odd dimension
I am about to teach a second year undergraduate class on applied differential equation (first time) and, while I won't have time to go into the details, I wanted to show my students the difference ...
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Applied ODEs for Numerical Methods
I am looking for a list of ODEs to use as examples in the teaching of a numerical methods course for engineers.
I am looking for first and second order examples - the more applied (to engineering) ...
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How would you explain what a PDE is to a very educated layman with no math background?
Is every mathematical concept, even the complex ones, explainable?
As someone who will be needing to explain my line of work for a position to a committee who is very, very, educated, just not in ...
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Second Order Differential Equation Example Request
I am looking for some non-complicated second order differential equations to illustrate certain techniques for control engineering. It doesn’t matter if the differential equations are linear or non-...
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