NEWTON'S DIVIDED DIFFERENCE INTERPOLATING POLYNOMIALS

- > 1st Order Newton's interpolating polynomial

SEATWORK

Xo X1 X2 f(xo) f(x1) f(x2)

1 1 4 6 0 1.3863 1.7918 Bo=
2 1 3.8 5.8 0 1.3350 1.7579
3 1 3.6 5.6 0 1.2809 1.7228
4 1 3.4 5.4 0 1.2238 1.6864
5 1 3.2 5.2 0 1.1632 1.6487
6 1 3 5 0 1.0986 1.6094
7 1 2.8 4.8 0 1.0296 1.5686
8 1 2.6 4.6 0 0.9555 1.5261
9 1 2.4 4.4 0 0.8755 1.4816
10 1 2.2 4.2 0 0.7885 1.4351
11 1 2 4 0 0.6931 1.3863

Xo X1 X2 X3 f(xo) f(x1) f(x2)

1 1 4 5 6 0 1.3863 1.6094
2 1 3.8 4.8 5.8 0 1.3350 1.5686
3 1 3.6 4.6 5.6 0 1.2809 1.5261
4 1 3.4 4.4 5.4 0 1.2238 1.4816
5 1 3.2 4.2 5.2 0 1.1632 1.4351
6 1 3 4 5 0 1.0986 1.3863
7 1 2.8 3.8 4.8 0 1.0296 1.3350
8 1 2.6 3.6 4.6 0 0.9555 1.2809
9 1 2.4 3.4 4.4 0 0.8755 1.2238
10 1 2.2 3.2 4.2 0 0.7885 1.1632
11 1 2 3 4 0 0.6931 1.0986
 2ND DEGREE ORDER
0 B1= 0.4621 0.2027 B2= -0.052 f(x)= 0.5658
0 0.4768 0.2114 -0.055 0.5763
0 0.4927 0.2209 -0.059 0.5872
0 0.5099 0.2313 -0.063 0.5986
0 0.5287 0.2428 -0.068 0.6104
0 0.5493 0.2554 -0.073 0.6228
0 0.5720 0.2695 -0.080 0.6357
0 0.5972 0.2853 -0.087 0.6492
0 0.6253 0.3031 -0.095 0.6632
0 0.6570 0.3233 -0.104 0.6779
0 0.6931 0.3466 -0.116 0.6931

f(x3) 2ND DEGREE ORDER

1.7918 Bo= 0 B1= 0.4621 0.2231 0.1823 B2=
1.7579 0 0.4768 0.2336 0.1892
1.7228 0 0.4927 0.2451 0.1967
1.6864 0 0.5099 0.2578 0.2048
1.6487 0 0.5287 0.2719 0.2136
1.6094 0 0.5493 0.2877 0.2231
1.5686 0 0.5720 0.3054 0.2336
1.5261 0 0.5972 0.3254 0.2451
1.4816 0 0.6253 0.3483 0.2578
1.4351 0 0.6570 0.3747 0.2719
1.3863 0 0.6931 0.4055 0.2877
 ln(2) %ERROR
0.6931 18.3659
0.6931 16.8582
0.6931 15.2866
0.6931 13.6475
0.6931 11.9371
0.6931 10.1519
0.6931 8.2882
0.6931 6.3429
0.6931 4.3135
0.6931 2.1988
0.6931 0.0000

EGREE ORDER ln(2) %ERROR

-0.060 -0.020 B3= 0.008 f(x)= 0.6288 0.6931 9.2879
-0.064 -0.022 0.009 0.6359 0.6931 8.2635
-0.069 -0.024 0.010 0.6430 0.6931 7.2375
-0.074 -0.027 0.011 0.6501 0.6931 6.2148
-0.080 -0.029 0.012 0.6571 0.6931 5.2020
-0.087 -0.032 0.014 0.6640 0.6931 4.2074
-0.095 -0.036 0.016 0.6707 0.6931 3.2417
-0.105 -0.040 0.018 0.6771 0.6931 2.3182
-0.115 -0.045 0.021 0.6831 0.6931 1.4543
-0.128 -0.051 0.024 0.6885 0.6931 0.6721
-0.144 -0.059 0.028 0.6931 0.6931 0.0000