Series solutions with Maple > with(DEtools): > Order:=10: > dsolve({diff(y(x),x$2)+x*diff(y(x),x)+y(x)=0,y(2)=3,D(y)(2)=1},y(x),series); 2 3 4 y(x) = 3 + x - 2 - 5/2 (x - 2) + 4/3 (x - 2) - 1/24 (x - 2) - 1/4 5 13 6 7 37 8 71 (x - 2) + --- (x - 2) + 5/504 (x - 2) - ---- (x - 2) + ----- 144 2688 36288 9 10 (x - 2) + O((x - 2) ) > plot(3+x-2-5/2*(x-2)^2+4/3*(x-2)^3-1/24*(x-2)^4-1/4*(x-2)^5+13/144*(x-2)^6+5/504*(x-2)^7-37/2688*(x-2)^8+71/36288*(x-2)^9,x=0..4,color=black,thickness=3); We can compare this with a plot of the numerical solution. What happens if x=0..6 instead? > DEplot({diff(y(x),x$2)+x*diff(y(x),x)+y(x)=0},{y(x)},x=0..4,[[y(2)=3,D(y)(2)=1]]);