Dirichlet boundary conditions correspond to setting the derivative coefficients to zero (α2=β2=0), leaving conditions on the values of y at the endpoints. Neumann boundary conditions correspond to setting the function coefficients to zero (α1=β1=0), leaving conditions on the derivatives.
Conditions: The general boundary conditions are α1y(a)+α2y′(a)=0 and β1y(b)+β2y′(b)=0.; Dirichlet: α2=β2=0.; Neumann: α1=β1=0.
Dirichlet boundary conditions correspond to setting the derivative coefficients to zero (α2=β2=0), leaving conditions on the values of y at the endpoints. Neumann boundary conditions correspond to setting the function coefficients to zero (α1=β1=0), leaving conditions on the derivatives.
Conditions: The general boundary conditions are α1y(a)+α2y′(a)=0 and β1y(b)+β2y′(b)=0.; Dirichlet: α2=β2=0.; Neumann: α1=β1=0.