First Order

Differential
Equations
Table of
Contents!
Exact Differential
Equations
Separable Differential
Equations
Linear Differential
Equations
Homogeneous
Differential Equations
Bernoulli’s Differential
Equations
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, you should be

able to:

● Recognize the type of first order

differential equation

● Solve first order differential

equations
 First Order Differential
Equations
Differential equations with only first
derivatives.
May be written in the form

or simply

where M and N are both functions of x and y

 o Variable
Separable
First Order o
o
Homogeneous DE
Exact DE
Differential o Linear DE of
Order One
Equations o Bernoulli's
Differential
Equation
 01
SEPARABLE
DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS
 Separable DE
Simply put, a differential
equation is said to be
separable if the
A first order DE is a
variables can be
separable equation if
separated. That is, a
the functions M and N
separable equation is
can be factored into
one that can be written
the product of two
in the form
functions of x and y.
Which of
these is a
separable
differential
equation?
Problem-Solving Strategy: Separation of
Variables
1.Rewrite the differential equation in
the form
2.Integrate both sides of the equation.
3.Solve the resulting equation for y if
possible.
4.If an initial condition exists,
substitute the appropriate values for
x and y into the equation and solve
for the constant.
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