Mathematics

Initial Value Problems for ODEs and DAEs

This section describes how to use MATLAB to solve initial value problems (IVPs) of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and differential-algebraic equations (DAEs). This section covers the following topics:

• ODE Function Summary
• Introduction to Initial Value ODE Problems
• Solvers for Explicit and Linearly Implicit ODEs
• Examples: Solving Explicit ODE Problems
• Solver for Fully Implicit ODEs
• Example: Solving a Fully Implicit ODE Problem
• Changing ODE Integration Properties
• Examples: Applying the ODE Initial Value Problem Solvers
• Questions and Answers, and Troubleshooting

Differential Equations

ODE Function Summary

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