The Numerical Solution of Second-Order Differential Equations not Containing the First Derivative Explicitly

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Abstract
Several methods are obtained for the numerical solution of the differential equation y″ = f(x, y) starting from initial values of y and y′ at some point x0.These methods may be considered as generalizations of the Runge-Kutta method and De Vogelaere's method.