Aeronautical Engineering/differential equations

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what is  the problem that faced us that make the earlier scientists to introduce the concept of the differential equations ? //iam still a beginner in the differential eqns so i want to know the basic concept of this concept before i start to go on solving and applying  diff eqn


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Differential equations and calculus were developed so that scientists or mathematicians could track how things vary with time, for example, and be able to calculate instantaneous rates of change or sums without having to laboriously add numbers.  Solutions are found analytically.  This is one of the most powerful tools a scientist could have.

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