function logistic
% comparison of various DE solvers when solving
% y' = ry(1-y) with y(0) = y0 '
% clear all previous variables and plots
clear *
clf
% set parameters for problem
M=10;
r=10;
t0=0; y0=0.1;
tmax=1;
% calculate exact solution
tt=linspace(t0,tmax,100);
a0=(1-y0)/y0;
for it=1:100
exact(it)=1/(1+a0*exp(-r*tt(it)));
end;
% calculate numerical solutions
t=linspace(t0,tmax,M+1);
h=t(2)-t(1);
hr=h*r;
% euler
y=y0;
euler=y0;
for i=2:M+1
yy=y+hr*y*(1-y);
euler=[euler, yy];
y=yy;
end;
% b euler
y=y0;
beuler=y0;
for i=2:M+1
yy=-0.5*(1-hr-sqrt((1-hr)^2+4*hr*y))/hr;
beuler=[beuler, yy];
y=yy;
end;
% trap
y=y0;
trap=y0;
for i=2:M+1
b=2*hr*y*(1+0.5*hr*(1-y));
yy=(-1+0.5*hr+sqrt((1-0.5*hr)^2+b))/hr;
trap=[trap, yy];
y=yy;
end;
% plot results
plot(tt,exact,'k')
hold on
plot(t,euler,'--ro','MarkerSize',7)
plot(t,beuler,'--ms','MarkerSize',7)
plot(t,trap,'--b*','MarkerSize',7)
legend(' Exact',' Euler',' B Euler',' Trap',4);
% define axes and title used in plot
xlabel('t-axis','FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
ylabel('Solution','FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
title(['Logistic Equation: M = ',num2str(M)],'FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold')
% have MATLAB use certain plot options (all are optional)
box on
axis([0 1 0 1.1]);
% Set the fontsize to 14 for the plot
set(gca,'FontSize',14);
% Set legend font to 14/bold
set(findobj(gcf,'tag','legend'),'FontSize',14,'FontWeight','bold');
hold off