The document is a presentation on ordinary and partial differential equations. It summarizes solving a second order linear differential equation with constant coefficients. The equation is 4 d^2y/dx^2 - 2 dy/dx + 5y = 0. Letting y = e^mx, the auxiliary equation is derived as 4m^2 - 2m + 5 = 0. The general solution is found to be y = e^(1/4x) [A cos(76x/8) + B sin(76x/8)].