Truncation error and non self-starting Heun

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I've seen two different truncation formulas for the midpoint rule. A common one is $h^3 \frac{ f''}{24}$.

Another, referred to as open Newton Cotes, is $h^3 \frac{f''}{3}$.

The Newton Cotes version is from a numerical method called non self-starting heun.

Why would they differ?

Vince