Differential Equations Workbook For Dummies®

12.4. Honing in on Homogeneous Equations

NOTE

In a homogeneous differential equation, all the terms involve y, as you can see in this example:

y″ − 7y′ + 12y = 0

You typically write homogeneous differential equations by setting the right side of the equation equal to 0. For some online help with recognizing and solving homogeneous equations, check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogeneous_differential_equation.