1.3 - Summary
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Practice Questions
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What is a Partial Differential Equation?
💡 Hint: Think about functions with more than one variable.
What do we need to eliminate to form a PDE from a function?
💡 Hint: Consider what you differentiate in your example.
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What is the primary purpose of forming a PDE?
💡 Hint: Think about the broad application of PDEs in science.
True or False: A PDE can only contain constants.
💡 Hint: Recall the examples we discussed.
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Given the equation z = f(x) + g(y), derive a second-order PDE and describe the steps.
💡 Hint: What relationships do you establish between your derivatives?
Form a PDE from z = ax² + by² + cxy and explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Explore how differentiation simplifies the function while removing constants!
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