rk34

rk34, a Python code which implements Runge-Kutta ODE solvers of orders 3 and 4.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

rk34 is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

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Source Code:

• rk34.m the source code.
• rk34.sh runs all the tests.
• rk34.txt the output file.

• predator_rk3_phase.png a phase plot produced by predator_rk3().
• predator_rk4_phase.png a phase plot produced by predator_rk4().
• predator_rk3_plot.png a solution plot produced by predator_rk3().
• predator_rk4_plot.png a solution plot produced by predator_rk4().