What's the difference between solving an ODE and finding its general solution?

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anonymous · Answer

Just looking at different text books I keep seeing this? I assume they are the same thing...

anonymous · Answer

Solution of ODE is any function that satisfies it. General solution is all the function that do so. Generaly, the solution of ODE of degree n must contain n arbitrary constants. That's all I think what's relevant about this. The rest is just diferent autors point of view on what does it mean to solve a ODE, :)

anonymous · Answer

Aw crap, thanks. I've being solving ODEs rather finding their general solution. I'll need to figure out how to do that !

anonymous · Answer

Normaly what you really interested is in finding a general solution... But in some special cases it is not necesary. So it depends on what you need

anonymous · Answer

It's the general solution I need. It's for an exam I will I have in a few weeks. I'm okish with my calculus solving ODEs them seemed easy enough, just a bit of rearranging and u-sub.

This seems alot more confusing from the looks of it.

anonymous · Answer

solving a ODE it's basicly doing indefinite integrals. Each time you integrate you get a constant.

anonymous · Answer

I'll try a few questions, thanks!

anonymous · Answer

yw