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Parent topics
- Mathematics [r]: The study of quantities, structures, their relations, and changes thereof. [e]
- Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. [e]
Subtopics
Classes of equations
- Linear equation [r]: Algebraic equation, such as y = 2x + 7 or 3x + 2y − z = 4, in which the highest degree term in the variable or variables is of the first degree. [e]
- Quadratic equation [r]: An equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b and c are constants. [e]
- Solving cubic equations [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Algebraic equation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Transcendental equation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Differential equation [r]: An equation relating a function and its derivatives. [e]
- Integral equation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Integro-differential equation [r]: Add brief definition or description
Specific equations
- Ampere's equation [r]: Gives the force between two electric current-carrying wires. [e]
- Fenske equation [r]: An equation for calculating the minimum number of theoretical plates needed to separate a binary feed stream by a fractionation column operated at total reflux (i.e., meaning that no overhead product is being withdrawn from the column). [e]
- Maxwell equations [r]: Mathematical equations describing the interrelationship between electric and magnetic fields; dependence of the fields on electric charge- and current- densities. [e]
- Newton equation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Schrödinger equation [r]: A differential equation of quantum mechanics, describing the spatial and temporal behavior of wave functions. [e]
Other related topics
- Analytic solution [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Numerical solution [r]: Add brief definition or description
- The Cold Equations [r]: A 1954 short story by Tom Godwin famous for its tragic conclusion in which the unrelenting demands of engineering formulae are unable to be overcome to provide the standard upbeat ending of that era's pulp fiction. [e]
