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posted by  monkey911 on 5/24/2008 7:58:34 PM  |  status: Closed  

Euler's method

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   If dy/dx = 3x/y and f(1)= 2, use Euler's method with Δx =1 to approximate f(3).
 
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posted by Big Willy on 5/24/2008 8:25:01 PM  |  status: Live
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Euler's method is basically a way of approximating function values without going through the pain in the ass method of solving the differential equation.  The equation used is pretty simple to understand.
 
y1 =  y0 + Δy
 
where Δy = Δy/Δx * (Δx) 
or as it is more commonly seen  = dy/dx * (Δx)
 
Yup you guessed it! Delta x is the step, which is 1 here.
 
So we have y1 = y0 + slope * step
 
We start at 1 and move to 3 so we are going to have to do this twice
 
y1  = y0 + y'(1,2) (1) = 2 + (3/2)(1) = 3.5
 
So this point is (2 , 3.5)
Plug this in to find slope, again.
 
y2 = 3.5 +  (12/7)(1) = 5.214
 
We are now at x=3
 
(3, 5.214)
 
 
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