I am approximating a solution to a first order LODE using Euler's method. I made two tables, one using a step size of .01 and another using .05 ( I had to start at x=0 and end at x=1). I am not understanding the directions for the second part of my assignment:
It states that the order of numerical methods (like Euler's) is based upon the bound for the cummulative error; i.e. for the cummulative error at, say x=2, is bounded by , where is a generally unknown constant and is the order. For Euler's method, plot the points:
And then fit a line to the above data of the form . I don't understand, am I supposed to plot these using a step size of .1 or .05? Or am I supposed to use another step size?
Any clarification is appreciated.
Thanks
Edit:
The LODE I am given is and the exact solution I found was .