Practice Interpolation & Numerical Methods (3)

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Question 1.
What is numerical differentiation?
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Think about how we deal with tables of values.
Question 2.
List the three main difference formulas used in numerical differentiation.
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These have directions in their names.
3Question 3.
What is numerical differentiation?
- A method to differentiate analytically
- Estimating derivatives from discrete data
- It is obsolete method
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Remember how we handle experimental data.
4Question 4.
Round-off error occurs due to:
- True
- False
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Think about how computers manage decimal values.
Question 5.
Given a table of values: x | f(x): 0 | 1, 1 | 2, 2 | 0.5, calculate f'(1) using the central difference method and discuss the effect of spacing.
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Think about how the choice of spacing affects your calculations.
Question 6.
Explore the implications of using noisy data for numerical differentiation and propose strategies to mitigate errors.
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Consider filtering approaches that are common in data analysis.

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