Checking the order of accuracy for the built-in ODE solver rk

The Maxima documentation says the numerical ODE solver in the command rk() is  fourth order accurate.  I ran a little test to confirm that.

Here’s the html export of the Maxima session, and a screenshot of the punchline:

RKorder4

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