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The true/global error at a point
- The error in A reflects the local error when going from one
time step to the next
- What is the global (true) error at t_n ?
e^n = \uex(t_n) - u^n = Ie^{-at_n} - IA^n
- Taylor series expansions of e^n simplify the expression