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MTH 6040 (math 166)
Week 2 Assignment 5 Step 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carrying capacity | Its the largest number of individuals of a population that an environment can support. |
| Particular solution | A solution that describes a particular function out of a family of functions. |
| Separable differential equation | An equation that can be written in the for y' = f(x)g(y) |
| Solution curve | The graph of a solution of a differential equation |
| Initial value problem | A differential equation coupled with initial data, which allows one to isolate a particular solution. |
| Ordinary differential equation | An equation involving a function y = f(x) and its ordinary first derivative. |
| General solution | The entire set of solutions to a given differential equation |
| Separation of variables | A method used to solve a separable differential equation |
| Integrating factor | A function u(x) that when applied to a linear differential equation will result in a known derivative set equal to an integral. |
| Order of a differential equation | The highest order of any derivative of the unknown function that appears in the equation. |
| Standard form of a 1st order linear differential equation | y' + P(x)y = Q(x) |
| Initial parameter | The value of the parameter (population, velocity, etc.) when the time, t =0 |
| Slope field | A plot of short line segments representing the tangents of the solution curves at the points (x, y) in the plane. |
| Derivative | The rate of change of dependent variable of a function with respect to independent variable |
| Exponential growth | When the rate of change of an amount with respect to time is proportional to the amount present at any time. |