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DSolve function
GIVEN: A Second Order ODE
y''+3y'+2y = 0 y(0)=1 y'(0)=-1
REQUIRED: Solve the ODE
SOLUTION:Generate example07.nb
Clear[f, t, y];
DSolve[{y''[t] + 3 y'[t] + 2 y[t] ==0, y[0] ==1, y'[0] == -1}, y[t], t]
Homework:
Plot the resulting function
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