User Guide

You can control the return value of the ODE Analyzer using the On Quit,
Return drop-down list. You can select to return nothing, the displayed plot,
the computed numeric procedure (for numeric solutions), the solution (for
symbolic solutions), or the Maple commands needed to produce the solution
values and the displayed plot.
For more information, refer to the ?ODEAnalyzer help page.
The dsolve Command
The ODE Analyzer provides a point-and-click interface to the Maple dsolve
command.
For ODEs or systems of ODEs, the dsolve command can find:
• Closed form solutions
• Numerical solutions
• Series solutions
In addition, the dsolve command can find:
• Formal power series solutions to linear ODEs with polynomial coeffi-
cients
• Formal solutions to linear ODEs with polynomial coefficients
To access all available functionality, use the dsolve command directly. For
more information, refer to the ?dsolve help page.
Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
To solve a PDE or PDE system symbolically or numerically, use the pdsolve
command. PDE systems can contain ODEs, algebraic equations, and inequa-
tions.
For example, solve the following PDE symbolically.
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