# Intro - Initial Value Problem Before we start, let's look at the easier version for this - the initial value problem! Here, we've got a cryptic, multi-order differential equation to give a general value for. In one of these problems, we'll typically be given a set of coordinates - what sets this apart from the boundary value problems is that this finds all the possible solutions at one point, while the boundary value problems can have multiple solutions over a range of $x$ and $y$, where only *boundary conditions* are given. Still following? Let's go.