1. Sajid Ali
081220-097
INTERPOLATION Methods:
NEWTON FORWARD DIFFERENCE METHOD:
n = input('nEnter number of data points = ');
h = input('nEnter step size (h) = ')
x(1) = input('nx0 = ');
y(1) = input('y0 = ');
for i=2:n
x(i)=x(i-1)+h;
fprintf('nX%d = %f',i,x(i));
fprintf('ttY%d: ',i);
y(i) = input('');
end
x_reqd = input('nEnter X for which value of Y is sought: ');
s=(x_reqd-x(1))/h;
for i=1:n
diff(i,1)=y(i);
end
%% Calculate Forward Differance Table
for j=2:n
for i=1:n-j+1
diff(i,j)=diff(i+1,j-1)-diff(i,j-1);
end
end
%% Print Forward Differance Table
fprintf('ntXt Forward Differance Table');
for i=1:n
fprintf('n %.4f',x(i));
for j=1:n-i+1
fprintf('t%.4f',diff(i,j));
end
end
ans=y(1);
for i=1:n-1
term=1;
for j=1:i
term=term*(s+j-1)/j;
end
ans=ans+term*diff(1,i+1);
end
Backward Methed:
function Forward()
x=[0;1;2;3;4;5;6];