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Quadrature Formulas: Composite and Non-Composite Methods

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This lecture discusses quadrature methods, focusing on the distinction between composite and non-composite techniques. The instructor explains how non-composite quadrature methods replace the integral of a function with an interpolating polynomial, while composite methods involve partitioning the interval and applying interpolation within subintervals. The lecture covers various quadrature formulas, including the midpoint and trapezoidal rules, and provides examples to illustrate their application. The instructor emphasizes the importance of understanding the exactness of these formulas for polynomials of different degrees. Additionally, the lecture introduces the concept of changing variables to simplify the integration process, leading to a standard interval for analysis. The instructor also defines quadrature formulas and discusses their approximation properties, highlighting the significance of weights and nodes in these methods. The lecture concludes with practical examples, demonstrating how to apply these quadrature methods effectively in various scenarios, including the Simpson's rule and its advantages for linear functions.

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Numerical integration

In analysis, numerical integration comprises a broad family of algorithms for calculating the numerical value of a definite integral, and by extension, the term is also sometimes used to describe the numerical solution of differential equations. This article focuses on calculation of definite integrals. The term numerical quadrature (often abbreviated to quadrature) is more or less a synonym for numerical integration, especially as applied to one-dimensional integrals.

Simpson's rule

In numerical integration, Simpson's rules are several approximations for definite integrals, named after Thomas Simpson (1710–1761). The most basic of these rules, called Simpson's 1/3 rule, or just Simpson's rule, reads In German and some other languages, it is named after Johannes Kepler, who derived it in 1615 after seeing it used for wine barrels (barrel rule, Keplersche Fassregel). The approximate equality in the rule becomes exact if f is a polynomial up to and including 3rd degree.

Trapezoidal rule

In calculus, the trapezoidal rule (also known as the trapezoid rule or trapezium rule; see Trapezoid for more information on terminology) is a technique for approximating the definite integral. The trapezoidal rule works by approximating the region under the graph of the function as a trapezoid and calculating its area. It follows that The trapezoidal rule may be viewed as the result obtained by averaging the left and right Riemann sums, and is sometimes defined this way.

Numerical analysis

Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation (as opposed to symbolic manipulations) for the problems of mathematical analysis (as distinguished from discrete mathematics). It is the study of numerical methods that attempt at finding approximate solutions of problems rather than the exact ones. Numerical analysis finds application in all fields of engineering and the physical sciences, and in the 21st century also the life and social sciences, medicine, business and even the arts.

Riemann sum

In mathematics, a Riemann sum is a certain kind of approximation of an integral by a finite sum. It is named after nineteenth century German mathematician Bernhard Riemann. One very common application is approximating the area of functions or lines on a graph, but also the length of curves and other approximations. The sum is calculated by partitioning the region into shapes (rectangles, trapezoids, parabolas, or cubics) that together form a region that is similar to the region being measured, then calculating the area for each of these shapes, and finally adding all of these small areas together.

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