18.4 - Stability of Common Methods
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Practice Questions
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What is the stability function for Euler's Method?
💡 Hint: Think about the general form of stability functions.
Define A-stability.
💡 Hint: What does it mean for a method to handle certain values of λ?
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What defines the condition of a method being A-stable?
💡 Hint: Think about the real part of λ and its relation to A-stability.
True or False: All numerical methods are conditionally stable.
💡 Hint: Consider what makes a numerical method reliable.
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Assess the stability of the Midpoint method if h = 1 and λ = -3. Show your calculations clearly.
💡 Hint: Recall how to derive R(z) for the midpoint method.
Discuss the impact of the Lax Equivalence Theorem on the design of numerical methods.
💡 Hint: What does this mean for method selection when solving ODEs?
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