% [x,y] = runge_kutta_2(y_0,x_0,x_final,dx) function [x,y] = runge_kutta_2(y_0,x_0,x_final,dx) % for dy/dx = f(y(x),x) % % first define f1 = dx f(y(x),x) % % xhen % % y(x+dx) ~ y(x) + dx/2 f(y(x),x) + dx f(y(x)+f1,x+dx) % % number of steps to take n = ceil((x_final-x_0)/dx) + 1; % pux initial data into vector x(1) = x_0; y(1) = y_0; for i=1:n-1 f1 = dx*F(y(i),x(i)); y(i+1) = y(i) + f1/2 + dx*F(y(i)+f1,x(i)+dx)/2; x(i+1) = x_0 + i*dx; end