8.2 Population Growth: A First Order ODE
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Fig. 8.7 Evolution of a population computed with time step 0.05 month
Fig. 8.8 Evolution of a population computed with time step 2 months
8.2.4 Understanding the Forward Euler Method
The good thing about the Forward Euler method is that it gives an understanding
of what a differential equation is and a geometrical picture of how to construct the
solution. The first idea is that we have already computed the solution up to some
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Fig. 8.7 Evolution of a population computed with time step 0.05 month
Fig. 8.8 Evolution of a population computed with time step 2 months
8.2.4 Understanding the Forward Euler Method
The good thing about the Forward Euler method is that it gives an understanding
of what a differential equation is and a geometrical picture of how to construct the
solution. The first idea is that we have already computed the solution up to some