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First Order, Variable Separable

A differential equation of the form

\begin{displaymath}p(V) \frac{dV}{dT} = g(T)
\end{displaymath}

where p(V) and g(T) are functions of their respective arguments only, can be integrated directly to give

\begin{displaymath}\int p(V)dV = \int g(T) dT + C
\end{displaymath}

where C is the constant of integration.


1998-05-11