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I'm a third year physics student, not a math student.
The conventional way to solve this would be:
$$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=frac{d}{dx}(frac{du}{dx})=1 Rightarrow d(frac{du}{dx})= dxRightarrow int d(frac{du}{dx})=int dxRightarrow frac{du}{dx}=x+A Rightarrow
du=(x+A)dx Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Ax+B$$



So I'm wondering if what follows is correct:
$$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1 Rightarrow d^2u=(dx)^2 Rightarrow d(du)=dxdx Rightarrow int d(du)=int dxdx Rightarrow du=int dxdx$$



At this point, I don't know if there are other ways to proceed, but I use integration by parts
$$int vdw=vw-int wdv$$
by considering $v=dx$ and $dw=dx$, so that $w=x$ and $dv=d(dx)$:
$$du=int dxdx=xdx-int x·d(dx)$$



If I assume that $-int x·d(dx)=C$ is a constant, we get
$$du=xdx+C Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Cx+D$$
which is what we had originally.
However, how would I go about proving that $int x·d(dx)=constant$? Is it because $d(dx)=0$? And how do I prove that? Are there any other interesting ways to solve this differential equation?










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    I'm a third year physics student, not a math student.
    The conventional way to solve this would be:
    $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=frac{d}{dx}(frac{du}{dx})=1 Rightarrow d(frac{du}{dx})= dxRightarrow int d(frac{du}{dx})=int dxRightarrow frac{du}{dx}=x+A Rightarrow
    du=(x+A)dx Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Ax+B$$



    So I'm wondering if what follows is correct:
    $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1 Rightarrow d^2u=(dx)^2 Rightarrow d(du)=dxdx Rightarrow int d(du)=int dxdx Rightarrow du=int dxdx$$



    At this point, I don't know if there are other ways to proceed, but I use integration by parts
    $$int vdw=vw-int wdv$$
    by considering $v=dx$ and $dw=dx$, so that $w=x$ and $dv=d(dx)$:
    $$du=int dxdx=xdx-int x·d(dx)$$



    If I assume that $-int x·d(dx)=C$ is a constant, we get
    $$du=xdx+C Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Cx+D$$
    which is what we had originally.
    However, how would I go about proving that $int x·d(dx)=constant$? Is it because $d(dx)=0$? And how do I prove that? Are there any other interesting ways to solve this differential equation?










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      I'm a third year physics student, not a math student.
      The conventional way to solve this would be:
      $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=frac{d}{dx}(frac{du}{dx})=1 Rightarrow d(frac{du}{dx})= dxRightarrow int d(frac{du}{dx})=int dxRightarrow frac{du}{dx}=x+A Rightarrow
      du=(x+A)dx Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Ax+B$$



      So I'm wondering if what follows is correct:
      $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1 Rightarrow d^2u=(dx)^2 Rightarrow d(du)=dxdx Rightarrow int d(du)=int dxdx Rightarrow du=int dxdx$$



      At this point, I don't know if there are other ways to proceed, but I use integration by parts
      $$int vdw=vw-int wdv$$
      by considering $v=dx$ and $dw=dx$, so that $w=x$ and $dv=d(dx)$:
      $$du=int dxdx=xdx-int x·d(dx)$$



      If I assume that $-int x·d(dx)=C$ is a constant, we get
      $$du=xdx+C Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Cx+D$$
      which is what we had originally.
      However, how would I go about proving that $int x·d(dx)=constant$? Is it because $d(dx)=0$? And how do I prove that? Are there any other interesting ways to solve this differential equation?










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      I'm a third year physics student, not a math student.
      The conventional way to solve this would be:
      $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=frac{d}{dx}(frac{du}{dx})=1 Rightarrow d(frac{du}{dx})= dxRightarrow int d(frac{du}{dx})=int dxRightarrow frac{du}{dx}=x+A Rightarrow
      du=(x+A)dx Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Ax+B$$



      So I'm wondering if what follows is correct:
      $$frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1 Rightarrow d^2u=(dx)^2 Rightarrow d(du)=dxdx Rightarrow int d(du)=int dxdx Rightarrow du=int dxdx$$



      At this point, I don't know if there are other ways to proceed, but I use integration by parts
      $$int vdw=vw-int wdv$$
      by considering $v=dx$ and $dw=dx$, so that $w=x$ and $dv=d(dx)$:
      $$du=int dxdx=xdx-int x·d(dx)$$



      If I assume that $-int x·d(dx)=C$ is a constant, we get
      $$du=xdx+C Rightarrow u=frac{x^2}{2}+Cx+D$$
      which is what we had originally.
      However, how would I go about proving that $int x·d(dx)=constant$? Is it because $d(dx)=0$? And how do I prove that? Are there any other interesting ways to solve this differential equation?







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          Sorry, this is not correct. Already the first step $d^2 u = (dx)^2$ is meaningless.






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          • Why, though? That was also a question I had
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            @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
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            If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
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            @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
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            Nov 24 at 18:34










          • @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:38













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          Sorry, this is not correct. Already the first step $d^2 u = (dx)^2$ is meaningless.






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          • Why, though? That was also a question I had
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 17:07






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            @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
            – shai horowitz
            Nov 24 at 17:45






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            If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
            – Hans Lundmark
            Nov 24 at 18:14






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            @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:34










          • @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:38

















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          Sorry, this is not correct. Already the first step $d^2 u = (dx)^2$ is meaningless.






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          • Why, though? That was also a question I had
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 17:07






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            @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
            – shai horowitz
            Nov 24 at 17:45






          • 1




            If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
            – Hans Lundmark
            Nov 24 at 18:14






          • 1




            @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:34










          • @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:38















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          • Why, though? That was also a question I had
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 17:07






          • 1




            @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
            – shai horowitz
            Nov 24 at 17:45






          • 1




            If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
            – Hans Lundmark
            Nov 24 at 18:14






          • 1




            @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:34










          • @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:38




















          • Why, though? That was also a question I had
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 17:07






          • 1




            @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
            – shai horowitz
            Nov 24 at 17:45






          • 1




            If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
            – Hans Lundmark
            Nov 24 at 18:14






          • 1




            @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:34










          • @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
            – elcocodrilotito
            Nov 24 at 18:38


















          Why, though? That was also a question I had
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 17:07




          Why, though? That was also a question I had
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 17:07




          1




          1




          @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
          – shai horowitz
          Nov 24 at 17:45




          @elcocodrilotito see math.stackexchange.com/questions/1784671/…
          – shai horowitz
          Nov 24 at 17:45




          1




          1




          If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
          – Hans Lundmark
          Nov 24 at 18:14




          If I may counter with a question: why on earth would it be valid? What does it even mean?
          – Hans Lundmark
          Nov 24 at 18:14




          1




          1




          @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 18:34




          @shaihorowitz Thank you, that's probably where my confusion comes from
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 18:34












          @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 18:38






          @HansLundmark I thought $frac{d^2u}{dx^2}=1$ could be treated as a fraction. Besides, $d^2u$ is the operator $d$ acting twice on $u$ and $dx^2$ is just $dxdx$, I believe, so to me the equation $d^2u=dxdx$ made sense
          – elcocodrilotito
          Nov 24 at 18:38




















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