MATLAB: Array indices must be positive integers or logical values.

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tFinal = 2;
N = 33;
h=tFinal/N;
t=linspace(0,tFinal,N+1);
y=zeros(1,N+1);
yExact=9./(3*t-1+10*exp(t*-3));
y(0) = 1;
for n=1:N
y(n+1) = y(n) + h * y(n)*(3-t(n)*y(n));
end
plot(t,y,'-'); xlabel('t'); ylabel('y'); title('2nd Part') ;
hold all
plot(t,yExact,'bx');
error100= abs(y(N+1)-yExact(N+1));
fprintf('The error of N equaling 33 is %f.\n',error100);
Array indices must be positive integers or logical values.

Best Answer

y(0) = 1; % y(i) = k; i must be a natural number
Not allowed in MATLAB.
Instead write
y(1) = 1;