Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) Equations What is simple harmonic motion? A?particle undergoing?simple harmonic motion?moves along a straight line subject to the following constraints: The?acceleratio...
Coupled First Order Linear Equations What are coupled first order linear differential equations? Coupled first order linear differential equations?are a pair of simultaneous differential equations ...
Second Order Differential Equations What is a second order differential equation? A?second order differential equation?is an equation containing second order derivatives (and possibly first order d...
Modelling using First Order Differential Equations Why are differential equations used to model real-world situations? A?differential equation?is an equation that contains one or more derivatives D...
First Order Differential Equations What is a differential equation? A?differential equation?is simply an equation that contains derivatives For example ?is a differential equation And so is What is...
General Solutions What is a differential equation? Any equation, involving a?derivative?term, is a?differential?equation Equations involving only first derivative terms are called?first?order?diffe...
Finding Tangents to Polar Curves What is the gradient/tangent of a polar curve? Gradients (and tangents) are the same as using Cartesian coordinates i.e. a gradient of 1 in Cartesian coordinates is...
Intro to Polar Coordinates What are polar coordinates? Polar coordinates?are an alternative way (to Cartesian coordinates) to describe the position of a point in 2D (or 3D) space In 2D, the positio...
Shortest Distance between a Point & a Plane How do I find the shortest distance between a given point on a line and a plane? The shortest distance from any point on a line to a plane will alway...
