% solution of x'=x(1-x) using % Euler's algorithm (x) % 2nd order Taylor (y) % 2nd order RK (z) function ode init = 1.2; % initial condition h = 1; % step size tm = 10; % time value x(1) = init; y(1) = init; z(1) = init; t(1) = 0; for i=1:(tm/h) % Euler x(i+1) = x(i) + h*x(i)*(1-x(i)); % 2nd order Taylor y(i+1) = y(i) + h*y(i)*(1-y(i)) + (h^2/2)*(1-2*y(i))*y(i)*(1-y(i)); % 2nd order RK K1 = h * z(i) * ( 1 - z(i) ); K2 = h * (z(i)+K1) * (1 - (z(i)+K1) ); z(i+1) = z(i) + ( K1 + K2 )/2; t(i+1) = t(i) + h; end plot(t,x,t,y,t,z) legend('Euler','2nd order Taylor','2nd order RK')