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Digital Derivation: Evaluation and Formulas

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MATH-251(a): Numerical analysis

This course presents numerical methods to solve mathematical problems such as systems of linear and nonlinear equations, function approximation, integration and differentiation, and differential equations. ...

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This lecture covers digital derivation, evaluation of functions, formulas with differences, and the concept of losing information. It also discusses the evaluation of functions with differences, numeric derivation, and polynomials of degree 1. The instructor presents examples of polynomial evaluations, least squares approximations, and measurements. The lecture emphasizes the importance of knowing the family of polynomials and using them for accurate evaluations.

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Instructors (4)

Daniel Kressner

Pablo Antolin Sanchez

Fabio Nobile

Espen Sande

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Analysis: Numerical analysis

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