Example 4. Reduce
the step size by
and see what happens to the error.
Recalculate points for Runge-Kutta's method, and the analytic
solution using twice as many subintervals.
Then Plot the error for Runge-Kutta's method.
Solution 4.
![[Graphics:../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_61.gif]](../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_61.gif)
The error for Runge-Kutta's method.
![[Graphics:../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_63.gif]](../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_63.gif)
Compare the error for Runge-Kutta's method with 25 and 50
subintervals.
Question 1. When the step size is
reduced by
estimate how much is the error reduced ? (Theoretically is
is
.)
![[Graphics:../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_69.gif]](../Images/RungeKuttaMod_gr_69.gif)
(c) John H. Mathews 2004