2 - Interpolation & Numerical Methods
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Practice Questions
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Define interpolation in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about why we need it.
What is the forward difference formula?
💡 Hint: Consider the change between points.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is interpolation?
💡 Hint: Think about its application in real-world scenarios.
Newton's Forward Interpolation is used when the x value is near the beginning of the dataset.
💡 Hint: Recall the specific conditions for using Newton's method.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the data points (1,2), (2,3), (4,5), use Newton's Divided Differences to find f(3).
💡 Hint: Remember how to calculate each divided difference.
Estimate the error in interpolation for the estimated f(2.5) using the error term for Newton's method.
💡 Hint: Focus on how you derive and apply the error term.
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