Definition:Bernoulli's Equation

Definition
Bernoulli's equation is a first order ordinary differential equation which can be put into the form:
 * $\dfrac {\d y} {\d x} + \map P x y = \map Q x y^n$

where $n \ne 0$ and $n \ne 1$.

Also known as
Some sources report this as a Bernoulli equation.

Also see
Solution to Bernoulli's Equation for its general solution:
 * $\ds \dfrac {\map \mu x} {y^{n - 1} } = \paren {1 - n} \int \map Q x \, \map \mu x \rd x + C$

where:
 * $\map \mu x = e^{\paren {1 - n} \int \map P x \rd x}$

When $n = 0$ or $n = 1$ the equation is linear, and Solution to Linear First Order Ordinary Differential Equation can be used.