Jul 13, 2015 · The right question is not "What is a differential?" but "How do differentials behave?". Let me explain this by way of an analogy. Suppose I teach you all the rules for adding and multiplying …

See this answer in Quora: What is the difference between derivative and differential?. In simple words, the rate of change of function is called as a derivative and differential is the actual change of …

Dec 21, 2025 · I was solving a physics problem and the solution involves solving a differential equation that's of the form:

Oct 3, 2019 · I am a bit confused about differentials, and this is probably partly due to what I find to be a rather confusing teaching approach. (I know there are a bunch of similar questions around, but none o...

Jul 21, 2018 · 73 can someone please informally (but intuitively) explain what "differential form" mean? I know that there is (of course) some formalism behind it - definition and possible operations with …

Aug 17, 2017 · The book said this would be an example of an exact differential. BUT I don't see any difference between this and a total differential but there must be...can someone turn this example …

Jun 8, 2013 · 2 One could define a linear differential equation as one in which linear combinations of its solutions are also solutions.

Aug 6, 2020 · Speaking about ALL differential equations, it is extremely rare to find analytical solutions. Further, simple differential equations made of basic functions usually tend to have ludicrously complic...

Aug 25, 2015 · What is the essential difference between ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 5 months ago Modified 3 years, 9 months ago

Jan 27, 2015 · Sometimes it arrives to me that I try to solve a linear differential equation for a long time and in the end it turn out that it is not homogeneous in the first place. Is there a way to see direc...