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HLs Separation of Variables 5.14

Integration(sometimes called ‘anti-differentiation’) is the inverse function of differentiation. We can therefore ‘undo' and solve equations that contain a derivative ('differential equations') using integration techniques. One such technique requires separating the variables on to different sides of the equation, hence its name, ‘separation of variables’. Instead of starting with ‘data’, plotting it, and finding...

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