Differential Equations Teacher Resources

Investigate differential equations with your class. They use the TI-89 to explore differential equations analytically, graphically, and numerically as the examine the relationships between each of the three approaches.

The legend of a wise man who asks a king for rice as a reward presents a context to study exponential solutions to differential equations. Pupils move quantities of rice to a chessboard and calculate the amount of rice for each day. To...

In this differential equations worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different parts of a problem. First, they sketch a slope field for the given differential equation on the axes provided. Then, students write an equation for the...

Demonstrate working an initial value problem with an AP Calculus video that verifies that a family of functions is a solution to a differential equation by substitution. The presentation goes on to find a particular solution that belongs...

Twelfth graders explore differential equations.  In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explore Euler’s Methods of solving differential equations.  Students use the symbolic capacity of the TI-89 to compare Euler’s Method of numeric...

In this differential equation worksheet, students solve differential equations and graph solutions. This two-page worksheet contains 8 multi-step problems.

Twelfth graders solve problems using differential equations.  In this Calculus lesson, 12th graders analyze data regarding the spread of a flu virus.  Students use the symbolic capacity of the TI-89 to develop a model and analyze the...

In this differential equations instructional activity, students solve systems of simultaneous differential equations using linear algebra. This six-page instructional activity contains approximately six problems, with explanations and...

In this linear differential equations worksheet, learners solve 5 various types of problems that relate to first order linear differential equations. First, they find the general solution of the differential equation given in numbers 1...

In this differential worksheet, pupils read a word problem and write a differential equation and solve it. They draw the slope field for given problems. This two-page worksheet contains 9 multi-step problems.

In this differential equations worksheet, students solve and complete 3 sets of various problems. First, they solve each of the differential equations. Then, students use the given information to evaluate the constant of integration....

In this differential equations worksheet, students identify the slope and describe all points on the plane for the positive slope. This one-page worksheet contains three problems.

Students solve differential equations.  In this differential equations lesson, students use their TI-89 calculator to explore slope fields and find solutions to a differential equation.  They graph their solutions.

In this differential equation worksheet, students answer seventeen problems related to first-order differential equations, vectors, systems of equations, and vector-matrix form of systems of equations.

In this differential activity, students answer three essay questions. They are presented a problem about the height of a tree being a function of the base diameter. Students write the equation for the differential equation, solve the...

In this differential equations worksheet, students solve collections of simultaneous differential equations. This six-page worksheet contains examples, explanations, and approximately six problems.

In this math activity, students using linear algebra to find the solutions to the differential equations. The equations are listed in systems.

In this differential equation worksheet, students find the derivative of given equations and express their answers as Maclaurin series. This two-page worksheet contains examples and explanations. There are two problems in this worksheet.

In this differential equations learning exercise, students determine the stability of matrices and evaluate a matrix with an exponent. This two-page learning exercise contains examples, explanations, and two problems to solve.

Ap Calculus classes learn how to solve a differential equation by getting like variables together with a video that presents an example of how to solve a differential equation by using the method of separation of variables. The example...

In this math worksheet, students solve differential equations. Students use similar equations, and analyze ways they differ from one another. Students draw directional fields and sketch solutions. The final three questions are...

Students investigate differential equations and slope fields.  In this differential equations and slope fields lesson, students determine how much time can pass before a cup of coffee is safe to drink.  Students use a differential...

Twelfth graders investigate slope fields.  In this Calculus instructional activity, 12th graders identify whether a slope field appropriately reflects a differential equation by matching.  TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus and appropriate programs...

Students use differential equations to determine the distance of a hit baseball.  In this using differential equations to determine the distance of a hit baseball lesson, students find the velocity and angle of a ball hit by a batter. ...