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PaulsOnlineNotes:DifferentialEquationsBasicConcepts

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DifferentialEquations(Notes)/BasicConcepts[Notes]
DifferentialEquationsNotes
BasicConcepts
Thereisntreallyawholelottothischapteritismainlyheresowecangetsomebasicdefinitionsand
conceptsoutoftheway.Mostofthedefinitionsandconceptsintroducedherecanbeintroducedwithout
anyrealknowledgeofhowtosolvedifferentialequations.Mostofthemaretermsthatwelluse
throughoutaclasssogettingthemoutofthewayrightatthebeginningisagoodidea.

DuringanactualclassItendtoholdoffonacoupleofthedefinitionsandintroducethematalaterpoint
whenweactuallystartsolvingdifferentialequations.Thereasonforthisismostlyatimeissue.Inthis
classtimeisusuallyatapremiumandsomeofthedefinitions/conceptsrequireadifferentialequation
and/oritssolutionsoIusethefirstcoupledifferentialequationsthatwewillsolvetointroducethe
definitionorconcept.

HereisaquicklistofthetopicsinthisChapter.

Definitions Someofthecommondefinitionsandconceptsinadifferentialequationscourse

DirectionFields Anintroductiontodirectionfieldsandwhattheycantellusaboutthesolution
toadifferentialequation.

FinalThoughts Acoupleoffinalthoughtsonwhatwewillbelookingatthroughoutthis
course.
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