Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780471198260

Author: Mary L. Boas

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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Solve the following differential equations by series and also by an elementary method and verify that your solutions agree. Note that the goal of these problems is not to get the answer (that’s easy by computer or by hand) but to become familiar with the method of series solutions which we will be using later. Check your results by computer.

x y ′ = y

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