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Differential Equation Graph Application Overview

14-1 Differential Equation Graph Application Overview

This section explains how to use the Differential Equation Graph application screen, and describes the basic configuration of the Differential Equation Graph application windows.

Differential Equation Graph Application Features

You can use the Differential Equation Graph application to draw the following types of graphs.

1st-order differential equation graphs

•Slope field of a first order differential equation (y’ = dy/dx = f(x, y))

•Solution curves when initial conditions are imposed on a first order differential equation

2nd-order differential equation graphs

•Phase plane of two first order differential equations (x’ = dx/dt = f(x, y); y’ = dy/dt = f(x, y))

•Solution curves when initial conditions are imposed on a set of two first order differential equations

Nth-order differential equation graphs

•Solution curves when initial conditions are imposed on a set of multiple first order differential equations (y1’ = dy1/dx = f(x, y) ; y2’ = dy2/dx = f(x, y) ; ... ; yn’ = dyn/dx = f(x, y))

General graphs

•f(x) type function graphs

•Parametric function graphs

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