Calculus/Euler's Method

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Euler's Method

Euler's Method is a method for estimating the value of a function based upon the values of that function's first derivative.

The general algorithm for finding a value of y = f(x) \ is:

y_{n+1} = y_n + \Delta x_{step} \cdot f'(x_n,y_n) \

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The easiest way to keep track of the successive values generated by the algorithm is to draw a table with columns for n, x_n, y_n, y_{n+1} \ .

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