
What exactly is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2015 · The right question is not "What is a differential?" but "How do differentials behave?". Let me explain this by way of an analogy. Suppose I teach you all the rules for …
What is a differential form? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 21, 2018 · 69 can someone please informally (but intuitively) explain what "differential form" mean? I know that there is (of course) some formalism behind it - definition and possible …
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 …
What actually is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 3, 2019 · I am a bit confused about differentials, and this is probably partly due to what I find to be a rather confusing teaching approach. (I know there are a bunch of similar questions …
real analysis - Rigorous definition of "differential" - Mathematics ...
Nov 3, 2016 · What bothers me is this definition is completely circular. I mean we are defining differential by differential itself. Can we define differential more precisely and rigorously? P.S. …
Linear vs nonlinear differential equation - Mathematics Stack …
Jun 8, 2013 · 2 One could define a linear differential equation as one in which linear combinations of its solutions are also solutions.
analysis - How to tell if a differential equation is homogeneous, or ...
Jan 27, 2015 · Sometimes it arrives to me that I try to solve a linear differential equation for a long time and in the end it turn out that it is not homogeneous in the first place. Is there a way to …
Kernel of Differential Operator - Mathematics Stack Exchange
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What comes after Differential Equations? - Mathematics Stack …
May 25, 2015 · Partial differential equations play a very important role in physics, and many problems in modeling of physical systems amounts to correctly figuring out how to set up a …
On the constant solutions to differential equations
Mar 31, 2015 · 1 Constant solutions/the zeros of the right hand side of the differential equation are also very useful in understanding the QUALITATIVE behavior of more general solutions to a …