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International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Volume 23, 1992 - Issue 1
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Teaching the shooting method for the solution of boundary value problems

W. B. Fu Department of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Pages 111-116 | Received 28 Jan 1991, Published online: 09 Jul 2006
 
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Abstract

Difficulties encountered by engineering students in learning the shooting method for the numerical solution of boundary value problems is discussed and a remedy proposed. Its connection with parameter estimation is made using an example from chemical kinetics, and a problem in particle dynamics is introduced as a teaching aid.

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