1.0*k*q(t) + m*Derivative(q(t), (t, 2))]]) We can also solve for the states using the 'rhs' method. >>> print(l.rhs()) Matrix([[Derivative(q(t), t)], [(-b*Derivative(q(t), t) - 1.0*k*q(t))/m]]) Please refer to the docstrings on each method for more details. Nc