Euler's method

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:accuracy first-order
gptkbp:application biology
economics
engineering
physics
gptkbp:category finite difference method
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
numerical analysis
gptkbp:form y_{n+1} = y_n + h f(x_n, y_n)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Euler's method
gptkbp:input initial value problem
gptkbp:introducedIn 1768
gptkbp:limitation numerical instability
low accuracy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkbp:output approximate solution
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Runge-Kutta_methods
gptkb:Heun's_method
gptkb:improved_Euler's_method
gptkbp:step h
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm explicit method
gptkbp:type first-order method
gptkbp:usedFor solving ordinary differential equations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Runge–Kutta_methods
gptkb:ODE
gptkb:Ordinary_Differential_Equations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6