A temperature gradient exists along a metal rod. Which process describes the temperature evolution over time?

💡 Explanation

The temperature along the rod changes both in space and time; therefore, the heat equation, a partial differential equation, is required to model this. It accounts for temperature variations across both position and time, rather than solely in one dimension, because ordinary differential equations only handle single-variable changes.

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