What traumatic event does Zitkala-Sa describe at the school?

The forcible cutting of her long hair

Why was the cutting of her hair so humiliating to Zitkala-Sa?

Among her people, shingled hair was worn by cowards and mourners

Define the order of a differential equation.

It is the order of the highest-order derivative occurring in the equation.

Define the degree of a differential equation.

When the equation is a polynomial in its derivatives, the degree is the highest power of the highest-order derivative.

How many arbitrary constants are in a general solution?

As many as the order of the differential equation.

Describe the variables-separable method.

For \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=g(x)h(y)\), write \(\dfrac{dy}{h(y)}=g(x)\,dx\) and integrate both sides.

How is a homogeneous differential equation solved?

If \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=F(y/x)\), substitute \(y=vx\), so \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=v+x\dfrac{dv}{dx}\), reducing it to a separable equation in \(v\) and \(x\).

Write the standard form of a first-order linear equation.

\(\dfrac{dy}{dx}+Py=Q\), where \(P\) and \(Q\) are functions of \(x\) only.

State the integrating factor for \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}+Py=Q\).

The integrating factor is \(\mathrm{I.F.}=e^{\int P\,dx}\).

Write the solution of a linear differential equation.

\(y\cdot(\mathrm{I.F.})=\int Q\cdot(\mathrm{I.F.})\,dx+C\).

Find the order and degree of \(\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)^3+y=0\).

The order is \(2\) and the degree is \(1\).

What distinguishes a particular solution?

It is obtained from the general solution by assigning specific values to the arbitrary constants using given initial or boundary conditions.

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A differential equation relates a function to its derivatives. Its order is the order of the highest derivative present, and its degree (when defined) is the power of that highest-order derivative once the equation is a polynomial in derivatives. A solution containing as many arbitrary constants as the order is the general solution; fixing the constants from initial conditions gives a particular solution. This chapter covers the formation of differential equations and three methods of solving first-order, first-degree equations: variables separable, where \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=g(x)h(y)\) is rearranged and integrated; homogeneous equations, solved by the substitution \(y=vx\); and linear equations \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}+Py=Q\), solved using the integrating factor \(e^{\int P\,dx}\). Differential equations model growth, decay and many physical processes.

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Order

The order of the highest derivative in the equation.

Degree

The power of the highest-order derivative when the equation is polynomial in derivatives.

General solution

A solution with as many arbitrary constants as the order.

Variables separable

Form \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}=g(x)h(y)\), solved by separating and integrating.

Homogeneous equation

Solved by the substitution \(y=vx\).

Integrating factor

\(e^{\int P\,dx}\) for the linear equation \(\dfrac{dy}{dx}+Py=Q\).

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