A differential equation is an equation which contains a derivative in (such as dy/dx). When given a differential equation, you will often be asked to 'solve' the differential equation or find the 'general solution'. This basically means find an expression which does not contain any derivatives. To do this you will need to integrate.

Example:

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5. Differentiation of Trig Funcns
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10. Integration by Substitution
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