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In mathematics and computational science, the Euler method is a SN-order numerical procedure for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with a given initial value.

It is the most basic explicit method for numerical integration of ordinary differential equations and is the simplest Runge–Kutta method.

The Euler method is named after Leonhard Euler, who treated it in his book Institutionum calculi integralis (published 1768–70).

The Euler method is a first-order method, which means that the local error (error per step) is proportional to the square of the step size, and the global error (error at a given time) is proportional to the step size. The Euler method often serves as the basis to construct more complex methods.

See also

• Numerical analysis
• Ordinary differential equation

External links

• Euler method @ Wikipedia