4.2.4 - Euler's Method Example
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Practice Questions
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What is the initial condition provided in the example?
💡 Hint: Think about what value the function starts at.
Calculate y1 using Euler's method with h = 0.1.
💡 Hint: Use the formula y1 = y0 + h * f(t0, y0).
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What is the formula for updating the solution in Euler's method?
💡 Hint: Remember the format used for y in relation to previous values.
Euler's method is classified as which order of method?
💡 Hint: Consider how the error decreases with smaller step sizes.
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Challenge Problems
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Using Euler's method with h = 0.2, calculate the first three approximations for the equation dy/dt = y, with the initial condition y(0) = 2.
💡 Hint: Follow the same iterative update process as in previous examples.
Evaluate the potential error range when using h = 0.5 versus h = 0.1 for the equation dy/dt = 2y, and discuss the implications of larger step sizes.
💡 Hint: Analyze how approximations change based on empirical evaluations.
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