Example 4.  Reduce the step size by  [Graphics:Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_70.gif] and see what happens to the error.
Recalculate points for Adams-Bashforth-Moulton's method, and the analytic solution using twice as many subintervals.
Then Plot the error for Adams-Bashforth-Moulton's method.

Solution 4.

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_71.gif]

The error for Adams-Bashforth-Moulton's method.

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_72.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_73.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_74.gif]
and the step size h = 0.1


Compare the error for Adams-Bashforth-Moulton's method with 25 and 50 subintervals.
Question 1. When the step size is reduced by [Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_76.gif] estimate how much is the error reduced ?  (Theoretically is is [Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_77.gif].)  

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_78.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_79.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/AdamsBashforthMod_gr_80.gif]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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