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Review of iterative solutions to partial differential equations.

[It may be useful to paste some material from Lecture 28 - Final lecture_Old Kiwi here]

$ \frac{dx}{dt}=2 $
$ \frac{x(t+\Delta t)-x(t)}{\Delta t}=2 $
$ x(t+\Delta t)=x(t)+\Delta t2 $

Now pick an initial t, say $ t=0 $. Assume a boundary condition, $ x(0)=7 $.

Then $ x(0)=x_{0} $, so $ x_{0}=7 $.

Then $ x(\Delta t)=x_{1} $, so $ x_{1}=7+\Delta t2=7.2 $ (We pick $ \Delta t=0.2 $)

Then $ x(2\Delta t)=x_{2} $, so $ x_{2}=7.2+\Delta t2=7.4 $

[Plot of solution]

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