Euler's Method, is just another technique used to analyze a Differential Equation, which uses

the idea of local linearity or linear approximation, where we use small tangent lines over a short
distance to approximate the solution to an initial-value problem

How accurate is Euler's method?

The Euler method is only first order convergent, i.e., the error of the computed solution
is O(h), where h is the time step. This is unacceptably poor, and requires a too small
step size to achieve some serious accuracy. ... Reduce the step size by a factor of ten,
and you get 10,000 times improved accuracy!

the Euler method (also called forward Euler method) is a first-order numerical procedure for

solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with a given initial value

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,
e.g., predictor–corrector method.
The Euler method is named after Leonhard Euler, who treated it in his book Institutionum
calculi integralis (published 1768–1870). ... The Euler method often serves as the basis to
construct more complex methods, e.g., predictor–corrector method.

Why is Euler's method important?

Euler's method is a numerical method that you can use to approximate the solution to
an initial value problem with a differential equation that can't be solved using a more
traditional method, like the methods we use to solve separable, exact, or linear
differential equations.

How do you solve Euler equations?

The basic approach to solving Euler equations is similar to the approach used
to solve constant-coefficient equations: assume a particular form for the solution with
one constant “to be determined”, plug that form into the differential equation, simplify
and solve the resulting equation for the constant, and then 

In mathematics and computational science, the Euler method (also called forward Euler

method) is a first-order numerical procedure for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs)
with a given initial value

Who invented Euler's method?

Leonhard Euler
First off, Euler's Method is indeed pretty old, if not exactly ancient. It was developed
by Leonhard Euler (pronounced oy-ler), a prolific Swiss mathematician who lived 1707-
1783.

Ode:

Graphical Explanation of Euler and Modified Euler

Methods
 Figure 1: Graphical representation of the Euler and modified Euler method. See text.
The exact solution curve passes through point A at time   on its way to point D at

time  . We would like to step from A to D. The simple Euler method uses the
ODE to evaluate the slope of the tangent at A. It then steps along the tangent to point
B, which represents the Euler estimate for D. A different exact solution curve passes
through point B as shown, obviously not the same as the exact solution curve passing
through A and D. The problem here is that the solution curve has a large second
derivative, so the local truncation error is large. The slope at A is too steep. A smaller
slope would have been better.

For the modified Euler method, point B is a provisional point. The modified Euler
method evaluates the slope of the tangent at B, as shown, and averages it with the
slope of the tangent at A to determine the slope of the improved step. Averaging is an
improvement because the slope at B is too shallow while the slope at A is too steep.
The line AC represents the modified Euler step with the average slope, leading to the
improved approximation C. Of course, it is still not perfect, and lies on a slightly
different solution curve from the one passing through A and D.

What is Euler method used for?

Euler's method is a numerical method that you can use to approximate the solution to
an initial value problem with a differential equation that can't be solved using a more
traditional method, like the methods we use to solve separable, exact, or linear
differential equations