Interpolation and Splines (Curve Fitting)

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Copyright 1996
Gary S. Stoudt
Mathematics Department
Indiana University of PA
Indiana, PA 15705
GSSTOUDT@grove.iup.edu

References

Prerequisites

The Problem

First Attempt: Lagrange Polynomial Interpolation

Best Bet: Cubic Spline Interpolation

Mathematica and Splines

Example

Example (Using InputForm[ ])

Exercise 1 (Anton, Rorres, p.676)

Exercise 2

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