CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Differential Equations
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The purpose of this short chapter is twofold: to introduce the basic terminology of differential equations and to briefly examine how differential equations arise in an attempt to describe or model physical phenomena in mathematical terms.
1.1 Definitions and Terminology
INTRODUCTION
The words differential and equation certainly suggest solving some kind of equation that contains derivatives. But ...
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