Consider the initial value problem for an autonomous differential equation
y′(t)=f(y(t)),y(0)=y0 given
and its approximation on a grid of points tn=nh,n=0,1,2,…. Writing yn=y(tn), it is proposed to use one of two Runge-Kutta schemes defined by
yn+1=yn+21(k1+k2)
where k1=hf(yn) and
k2={hf(yn+k1)hf(yn+21(k1+k2)) scheme I scheme II
What is the order of each scheme? Determine the A-stability of each scheme.