Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equation
A second-order ordinary differential equation is an ordinary differential equation that contains derivatives of second order but of no higher orders.
Second-order ordinary differential equation is a college-level concept that would be first encountered in a differential equations course.
Examples
| Bessel Function of the First Kind: |
A Bessel function of the first kind is a solution to a particular nonlinear second-order differential equation. Bessel functions appear in many physics applications when solving classical partial differential equations in cylindrical coordinates. |
Prerequisites
| Derivative: |
A derivative is the infinitesimal rate of change in a function with respect to one of its parameters. |
| Differential Equation: |
A differential equation is an equation that involves the derivatives of a function as well as the function itself. |
| Ordinary Differential Equation: |
An equality involving a function and its derivatives. |
Classroom Articles on Differential Equations (Up to College Level)
