Differential Equations for Dummies

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Differential Equations for Dummies

• Colin Mayo
• AP Calculus
• Croatan High School

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Project Goal

• To illustrate your understanding of
• Differential equations,
• What they are used for, and
• How they are solved.

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Requirement

• Create a
• PowerPoint presentation, a
• Desk Top Publishing document, or a
• Web Page

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Requirement

• Describes
• Model
• Application
• How to solve differential equations
• Graphically (Slope Field)
• Numerically (Eulers Method)
• Analytically (Separation of Variables)

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Examples of Models

• Newtons Law of Heating and Cooling
• Logistic Model
• Exponential Model
• Other applications

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Content

• In your project you must include
• All calculations,
• A graph of your slope field, and
• Works cited using Citation Machine
• You may link to other websites as you deem
  necessary.

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Presentation
You will present your information to the entire
class.
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Portfolio
Your project will fulfill your portfolio
requirements for the Differential Equations
competencies and should be included in your
portfolio.
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Due Dates

• Hard copy of project due on TBD
• Presentations will be done on TBD