Paul Blanchard Differential Equations

[Christain Cobb]

Thisdocument discusses first-order differential equations. It provides exercises related to modeling real-world phenomena using differential equations, including population growth, radioactive decay, learning rates, and exponential growth. It also covers equilibrium solutions and determining whether a solution is increasing or decreasing based on the sign of the derivative. Key concepts covered are modeling, equilibrium solutions, exponential functions, and interpreting solutions.Read less

Blanchard studies dynamical systems (systems that change over time). He applied that expertise to differential equations; DETools visually depicts solutions to differential equations rather than just coming up with formulas.

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