Chapter 17 · Ordinary Differential Equations
17.02
Separable Equations
When dy/dx factors into (a function of x) times (a function of y), put all the y's on one side and integrate both sides.
About 15 minutes
You'll learn to
- →Recognize separable equations
- →Solve them by separating variables and integrating
- →Apply initial conditions, including to implicit solutions
- →Model exponential growth, decay and cooling