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The document discusses interpolation with equal intervals. Interpolation is the process of determining the value of an unknown function f(x) at a point x that lies between known, equally spaced data points. Extrapolation determines the value of f(x) at a point outside the given interval. The document provides an example of known function values f(x) at equally spaced x values between 0 and 20, and describes how interpolation would be used to find the value of f(8) while extrapolation would be used to find the value of f(21). The document lists three common interpolation methods and states it will focus on using finite difference calculi.

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Interpolation With Equal Intervals Lecture - 1 Introduction: Let

The document discusses interpolation with equal intervals. Interpolation is the process of determining the value of an unknown function f(x) at a point x that lies between known, equally spaced data points. Extrapolation determines the value of f(x) at a point outside the given interval. The document provides an example of known function values f(x) at equally spaced x values between 0 and 20, and describes how interpolation would be used to find the value of f(8) while extrapolation would be used to find the value of f(21). The document lists three common interpolation methods and states it will focus on using finite difference calculi.

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INTERPOLATION WITH EQUAL INTERVALS

Lecture -1

Introduction: Let ( ) be some explicitly unknown function of x whose numerical values at


equidistant points x 0 , x1 , x 2 ,..., x n  x i , i  0,1, 2,..., n  in the interval [a, b] are given as

, , ,…, where = , = and = + ℎ,  i. Then the process of knowing the


value of ( ) for some unknown value of x say  x i in the interval [a, b] is called
Interpolation. The value of ( ) thus determined is known as Interpolated value. Similarly, if
the value of xs lies outside the interval [a, b] then it is known as Extrapolation. For example,
suppose we are given the following data:

x : 0 5 10 15 20

f (x) : 10 13 17 20 25 ,

then the method for finding f (8) or (17) with the help of given data will be called Interpolation
and that for finding (21) or (−0.5) will be known as Extrapolation.

The various methods of Interpolation are as follows:

i. The method of graph


ii. The method of curve fitting
iii. Use of the calculus of Finite Difference Formulae.

Here, we shall confined our discussion to (iii) i.e. Interpolation using finite difference calculus.

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