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Differential Equations Classification Chart

and Problem-Solving Methods

Figure out what kind of linear equation you have, in this taxonomy
or flowchart organizing types of linear equations. As you go down the
flowchart, ask yourself if you can use an appropriate method to try
to solve it, shown in bullet points.

• Solve analytically?
Differential Equations • Solve numerically?

Single Systems of
DEs DEs

Ordinary,
ODEs PDEs 1st-Order,
Linear
• What are the
Heat Equation, eigenvalues and
Wave Equation, eigenvectors?
• Separable? • Reduce to Mass Transfer, • Are there real or
1st- • Exact? nth- system of Fluid Dynamics complex
Order • Exact with integrating Order 1st-order eigenvalues?
• Separation of variables? • Are there
factor? equations?
• Eigenvalues/BVPs and eigenvalues with
Fourier series? multiplicity >1?

• Reduction of order?
Linear Non- Linear • Power series? Non-
linear • Fourier series? linear
• Integrating
• Laplace methods?
factor? • Substitution • Linearization?
methods?

• Characteristic
Constant Non-constant • Series
equation: real
Coefficients Coefficients methods?
repeated, or
complex roots?

• Frobenius series?
Homogeneous Non- Around an Around a • Indicial equation
homogeneous ordinary point singular point with fractional,
integer, repeated,
• Undetermined coefficients? • Power series? or complex roots?
• Variation of parameters? • Asymptotic
methods?

Cauchy-Euler
Equation

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