Example 4. Reduce
the step size by
and see what happens to the error.
Recalculate points for Taylor series 's method, and the
analytic solution using twice as many subintervals.
Then Plot the error for Taylor series 's method.
Solution 4.
![[Graphics:../Images/TaylorDEMod_gr_81.gif]](../Images/TaylorDEMod_gr_81.gif)
The error for Taylor series 's method.
![[Graphics:../Images/TaylorDEMod_gr_83.gif]](../Images/TaylorDEMod_gr_83.gif)
Compare the error for Taylor series '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/TaylorDEMod_gr_89.gif]](../Images/TaylorDEMod_gr_89.gif)
(c) John H. Mathews 2004