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partial-differential-equations

Deriving the wave equation

taught

Apply Newton's second law to a stretched string to derive the wave equation.

Taught in

Physical derivation: the wave equation
Partial Differential Equations

Requires

pde-order-and-linearity required

Required by

Boundary condition types: Dirichlet, Neumann, Robin required
D'Alembert's formula for the wave equation required
Writing a first-order system in matrix form required

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