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This course explains how to solve general high-order linear ordinary differential equations by assuming exponential solutions, deriving the characteristic polynomial, combining solutions through linear superposition, and determining constants from initial conditions.
Syllabus
Overview
Guess xt = explambda*t and Plug Into ODE
Characteristic Polynomial
The General Solution
Using Initial Conditions
It's *not* a Wronskian!!! or is it!
Taught by
Steve Brunton