(71B) Euler-Taylor method for the HP-71B

[Namir]

Quote: Thanks. You're lucky man, you have more spare time than me. It is an end-year-rush in power industry and today (Saturday) is a work day in Hungary (in this December two Saturdays are workdays - these are "relocated" to increase the Christmas holiday period).

So, you're lucky and thanks for the substitutions and the result - is looks like a Predictor-Corrector method generally, so I have a little comment - idea - on it (and yes, I have no time until 21 Dec to check it):

When you calculated the slope in the line 70 and you use the Euler estimation of Y, you get an estimated value of the slope in X+dX. But when Y new value is calculated, you have a possibility to improve this slope if you use the second order estimated Y value in X+dX. Maybe repeating the line 70 with the most precise Y value gives a better estimation?!

Csaba

Repeating line 70 generates more error since that step has no theoretical justification. I did try it and the percent error jumped significantly!!!

Namir