2. 2
Polynomial Interpolation
Given: n+1 data points (x0, y0), (x1, y1), … (xn, yn)
Find: a0, a1, …, an so that
Two data points: a line
Three data points: a quadratic
Four data points: a degree-3 polynomial
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Is there a better way than solving this system of equations?
3. 3
Newton’s Divided-Difference Interpolating Polynomials
Linear Interpolation
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Linear Interpolation
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Given: two points (x0, y0), (x1, y1)
Find: a line that goes through the two points.
Example: f(x) = ln x
x0 = 1 and x1 = 6:
f1(2) = 0.3583519
x0 = 1 and x1 = 4
f1(2) = 0.4620981
ln 2 = 0.6931472
The closer the interval the better interpolation result!
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Quadratic Interpolation
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Given: three points (x0, y0), (x1, y1), (x2,y2)
Find: a quadratic f2(x) = a0 + a1x + a2x2 that goes through the three points.
Example: f(x) = ln x
Data points:
b0 = 0
b1 = (1.386294 – 0)/(4 – 1) = 0.4620981
b2 = [(1.791759 – 1.386294)/(6-4) – 0.4620981]/(6-1)
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f2(2) = 0.5658444
ln 2 = 0.6931472
9. 9
General Newton’s Interpolation Polynomial
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Find: fn(x) = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + … + anxn that goes through the n+1 points.
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10. 10
Example of Newton’s Interpolation Polynomial
Given: (1, 0), (4, 1.386294), (6, 1.791759), (5, 1.609438) (of function ln x)
Find: estimate ln 2 with a third-order Newton’s interpolation
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A mechanical engineering study indicates that fluid flow through a pipe is
related to pipe diameter and slope (by the data as given below).
Suppose it is already known that Q, S, and D are related by the power relation
Use log-transformation + multiple linear regression to analyze this data. Then use the
resulting model to predict the flow for a pipe with a diameter of 2.5 ft and slope of 0.025 ft/ft.
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Multiple Linear Regression
Given: n points 3D (y1, x11, x12) (y2, x12, x22), …, (yn, x1n, x2n)
Find: a plane y = a0 + a1x1 + a2x2 that minimizes
27. 27
Analysis of Experimental Data
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