SolveODE Command
Outside CAS
- SolveODE[ <f(x,y)>, <Start x>, <Start y>, <End x>, <Step> ]
- Solves first order ordinary differential equations (ODE)
\begin{equation}\frac{dy}{dx}=f(x,y) \end{equation} numerically given start point and end & step for x. For example to solve \begin{equation} \frac{dy}{dx}=-xy \end{equation} using A as a starting point, enter SolveOde[-x*y, x(A), y(A), 5, 0.1]
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- SolveODE[ <f(x,y)>, <g(x,y)>, <Start x>, <Start y>, <End t>, <Step> ]
- Solves first order ODE
\begin{equation} \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{f(x,y)}{g(x,y)} \end{equation} given start point, maximal value of t and step for t. This version of the command may work where the first one fails eg when the solution curve has vertical points. For example to solve \begin{equation}\frac{dy}{dx}=- \frac{x}{y} \end{equation} using A as a starting point, enter SolveOde[-x, y, x(A), y(A), 5, 0.1]
- SolveODE[ <b(x)>, <c(x)>, <f(x)>, <Start x>, <Start y>, <Start y'>, <End x>, <Step>]
- Solves second order ODE
\begin{equation}y+b(x)y'+c(x)y=f(x)\end{equation}
In CAS
Following two syntaxes work only in CAS View and only with Maxima as CAS.
- SolveODE(<f(x,y)>)
- Attempts to find the exact solution of the first order ODE
\begin{equation} \frac{dy}{dx}=f(x,y) \end{equation}
- SolveODE(<f( var1, var2)>, <var1>, <var2>)
- As above, but function f can be in variables other than x & y