MathematicsCode 9709
Differential equations
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- write a differential equation that expresses a simple statement about the rate at which a quantity changes
- work out, by integrating, a general form of solution to a first order differential equation whose variables can be separated
- apply a given initial condition to find the particular solution that fits it
- interpret what the solution of a differential equation tells us about the problem that the equation models