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Unit 7: Differential Equations

Sketching Slope Fields

Draw the slope field of a differential equation by hand, match a slope field to its equation, and read off where solutions rise, fall, or stay constant.

Topic 7.3 · 8 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A slope at every point
  2. 02Drawing one by hand
  3. 03What the field says about solutions
  4. 04Matching a slope field to its equation
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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