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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Nov 29, 2015 · The meaning of the notation is indeed a second order differential, i.e. a difference of difference, not a squared difference. Then about any function will show you that the square …

What is difference between implicit and explicit solution of an initial value problem? Please explain with example both solutions (implicit and explicit)of same initial value problem? Or without exa...

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Jul 21, 2020 · It also leads to another point. The differential has a linear approximation meaning. Basically, it denotes the change in the function. If it's a scalar value function, the change would …

May 23, 2015 · I am trying to identify the stable, unstable, and semistable critical points for the following differential equation: $\\dfrac{dy}{dt} = 4y^2 (4 - y^2)$. If I understand the definition of …

The differential equations class I took as a youth was disappointing, because it seemed like little more than a bag of tricks that would work for a few equations, leaving the vast majority of …