Example 4.  Investigate the behavior of  [Graphics:Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_118.gif].  If the step size is reduced by a factor of  [Graphics:Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_119.gif]  then the error bound is reduced by  [Graphics:Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_120.gif].  This is the  [Graphics:Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_121.gif]  behavior.

Solution 4.

[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_122.gif]



[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_123.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_124.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_125.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_126.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_127.gif]

Investigate the  [Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_128.gif]  behavior in the following table of values.

[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_129.gif]

Step h

EB1[h]

h = 0.08    

0.0021333333

h = 0.04     

0.0005333333

h = 0.02     

0.0001333333

h = 0.01     

0.0000333333

 

Investigate the  [Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_130.gif]  behavior in the following graphs.

 

[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_131.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_132.gif]

[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_133.gif]
[Graphics:../Images/NumericalDiffMod_gr_134.gif]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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