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Differential Equations

Automatically selecting between hundreds of powerful and in many cases original algorithms, Mathematica provides both numerical and symbolic solving of differential equations (ODEs, PDEs, DAEs, DDEs, ...). With equations conveniently specified symbolically, Mathematica uses both its rich set of special functions and its unique symbolic interpolating functions to represent solutions in forms that can immediately be manipulated or visualized.

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y'[x] (Derivative) — derivative of a function

DSolve — symbolic solution to differential equations

NDSolve — numerical solution to differential equations

InterpolatingFunction — interpolating function used in solutions

ParametricNDSolveValue — numerical solution to differential equations with parameters

NDSolveValue ▪ ParametricNDSolve ▪ ParametricFunction

Differential Equations with Events »

WhenEvent — actions to be taken whenever an event occurs in a differential equation

Options

AccuracyGoal ▪ PrecisionGoal ▪ WorkingPrecision

Method — select and tune many possible solver algorithms

StepMonitor, EvaluationMonitor — monitor the progress of a solution

Wronskian — test linear independence of functions or ODE solutions

Orthogonalize ▪ Normalize

Differential Functions »

DifferentialRoot — representation of solutions to linear differential equations

Visualization »

Plot ▪ StreamPlot ▪ VectorPlot

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