Toward a modified variational iteration method

The variational iteration method (VIM) attracted much attention in the past few years as a promising method for solving nonlinear differential equations. It is shown in this paper that the application of VIM to a special kind of nonlinear differential equations leads to calculation of unneeded terms and more time consumed in repeated calculations for series solutions. A modified VIM is introduced to eliminate the shortcomings; and its effectiveness is illustrated by some examples. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.