12. Improved Euler method (2nd order derivative) example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Formula & Example-1 : `y''=1+2xy-x^2z`
  2. Example-2 : `y''=xz^2-y^2`
  3. Example-3 : `y''=-4z-4y`
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  3. Runge-Kutta 3 method (1st order derivative)
  4. Runge-Kutta 4 method (1st order derivative)
  5. Improved Euler method / Modified Euler method (1st order derivative)
  6. Midpoint Euler method (1st order derivative)
  7. Taylor Series method (1st order derivative)
  8. Euler method (2nd order derivative)
  9. Runge-Kutta 2 method (2nd order derivative)
  10. Runge-Kutta 3 method (2nd order derivative)
  11. Runge-Kutta 4 method (2nd order derivative)
  12. Improved Euler method / Modified Euler method (2nd order derivative)
  13. Midpoint Euler method (2nd order derivative)
  14. Taylor Series method (2nd order derivative)

1. Formula & Example-1 : `y''=1+2xy-x^2z`
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3. Example-3 : `y''=-4z-4y`
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2. Example-2 : `y''=xz^2-y^2`





Find y(0.4) for `y''=xz^2-y^2`, `x_0=0, y_0=1, z_0=0`, with step length 0.2 using Improved Euler / Modified Euler method (2nd order derivative)

Solution:
Given `y^('')=xz^2-y^2, y(0)=1, y'(0)=0, h=0.2, y(0.4)=?`

put `(dy)/(dx)=z` and differentiate w.r.t. x, we obtain `(d^2y)/(dx^2)=(dz)/(dx)`

We have system of equations
`(dy)/(dx)=z=f(x,y,z)`

`(dz)/(dx)=xz^2-y^2=g(x,y,z)`

Here, `x_0=0,y_0=1,z_0=0,h=0.2,x_n=0.4`

Improved Euler method / Modified Euler method for second order differential equation formula
`y_(n+1)=y_n+h/2 [k_(1y) + k_(2y)]`

`k_(1y)=f(x_n,y_n,z_n)`

`k_(2y)=f(x_n+h,y_n+hk_(1y),z_n+hk_(1z))`

`z_(n+1)=z_n+h/2 [k_(1z) + k_(2z)]`

`k_(1z)=g(x_n,y_n,z_n)`

`k_(2z)=g(x_n+h,y_n+hk_(1y),z_n+hk_(1z))`



for `n=0,x_0=0,y_0=1,z_0=0`

`k_(1y)=f(x_0,y_0,z_0)`

`=f(0,1,0)`

`=0`

`k_(1z)=g(x_0,y_0,z_0)`

`=g(0,1,0)`

`=-1`

`k_(2y)=f(x_0+h,y_0+hk_(1y),z_0+hk_(1z))`

`=f(0+0.2,1+0.2*0,0+0.2*-1)`

`=f(0.2,1,-0.2)`

`=-0.2`

`k_(2z)=g(x_0+h,y_0+hk_(1y),z_0+hk_(1z))`

`=g(0+0.2,1+0.2*0,0+0.2*-1)`

`=g(0.2,1,-0.2)`

`=-0.992`

`y_1=y_0+h/2 [k_(1y) + k_(2y)]`

`=1+0.2/2 [0 + -0.2]`

`=0.98`

`z_1=z_0+h/2 [k_(1z) + k_(2z)]`

`=0+0.2/2 [-1 + -0.992]`

`=-0.1992`

`x_1=x_0+h=0+0.2=0.2`



for `n=1,x_1=0.2,y_1=0.98,z_1=-0.1992`

`k_(1y)=f(x_1,y_1,z_1)`

`=f(0.2,0.98,-0.1992)`

`=-0.1992`

`k_(1z)=g(x_1,y_1,z_1)`

`=g(0.2,0.98,-0.1992)`

`=-0.9525`

`k_(2y)=f(x_1+h,y_1+hk_(1y),z_1+hk_(1z))`

`=f(0.2+0.2,0.98+0.2*-0.1992,-0.1992+0.2*-0.9525)`

`=f(0.4,0.9402,-0.3897)`

`=-0.3897`

`k_(2z)=g(x_1+h,y_1+hk_(1y),z_1+hk_(1z))`

`=g(0.2+0.2,0.98+0.2*-0.1992,-0.1992+0.2*-0.9525)`

`=g(0.4,0.9402,-0.3897)`

`=-0.8232`

`y_2=y_1+h/2 [k_(1y) + k_(2y)]`

`=0.98+0.2/2 [-0.1992 + -0.3897]`

`=0.9211`

`x_2=x_1+h=0.2+0.2=0.4`

`:.y(0.4)=0.9211`

`n``x_n``y_n``z_n``x_(n+1)``y_(n+1)``z_(n+1)`
00100.20.98-0.1992
10.20.98-0.19920.40.9211





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