Re: [sage-support] Solving second degree ODE with constants in sage

2012-05-10 Thread Priyanka Kapoor
> I would do it like this: > > > x = var('x') # independent variable > b =  var('b')   # constant > > y = function('y', x) # unknown function > > # define 2nd order ODE; (undampened spring with unit of mass attached) > myode = diff(y,x,2)+b*y == 0 # define 2order ODE > > assume(b>0) # mass is alway

Re: [sage-support] Solving second degree ODE with constants in sage

2012-05-10 Thread Jose Guzman
Hi Priyanka, I would first define well the problem and the equation (you have terms like c, and d that you are not using). It seems like you are trying to solve the equation of a undampened string with a constant attached to it. I would do it like this: x = var('x') # independent variable b =