NUMERICAL METHODS

MATH 134

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 Forward
Difference
Backward
Difference

Central
Difference

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 Forward Difference of Second Order

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 Backward Difference of Second Order

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 Central Difference of Second Order

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 EXAMPLE:

Obtain the forward, backward and central difference for

du/dx for the function

at x = 1, y = 0.9, with step size Δx = 0.2 and Δx = 0.1

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 Backward Difference
with Δx = 0.20
Forward Difference
Central Difference

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 with Δx = 0.10

Forward Difference Backward Difference

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 with Δx = 0.10
Central Difference

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 PROBLEM:

Use a forward, backward and central difference formula to
estimate f(0.62) for the given function. Compare the errors of
each to the actual value for.

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