Simplify Zero Input Response As RJFJR noted this article is written at a fairly high level I imagine most students are going to encounter RLCs before they do any differential equations so I m working on reworking this part of the article to use the cheating workaround that I ve seen in classes where you just sort of say I t Ae kt because it should now let s solve for k now we ve got That way all we re assuming is high school algebra simple trig and De Moivre s Thereom I m also considering adding a part that would describe a steady state solution with a driving voltage My biggest worry is that this article will end up being very incongruous but I think it s preferable so long as the first part is as transparent as possible