Numerical differentiation: finite differences
www.dam.brown.edu › people › alcyewHere are some commonly used second- and fourth-order “finite difference” formulas for approximating first and second derivatives: O(∆x2) centered difference approximations: f0(x) : f(x+∆x)−f(x−∆x) /(2∆x) f00(x) : f(x+∆x)−2f(x)+f(x−∆x) /∆x2 O(∆x2) forward difference approximations: f0(x) : −3f(x)+4f(x+∆x)−f(x+2∆x)
Finite Difference Approximations
web.mit.edu › 16 › BackUpThe finite difference approximation is obtained by eliminat ing the limiting process: Uxi ≈ U(xi +∆x)−U(xi −∆x) 2∆x = Ui+1 −Ui−1 2∆x ≡δ2xUi. (96) The finite difference operator δ2x is called a central difference operator. Finite difference approximations can also be one-sided. For example, a backward difference approximation is, Uxi ≈ 1 ∆x
Finite difference method
mcsc.sc.mahidol.ac.th › 02_finite_differenceFinite difference coefficients can be derived using the method of undetermined coefficients. Example 3: Suppose we want to derive a one-sided FD approximation to u'(x) based on the function values u(x), u(x –h), and u(x –2h) First, write a formula as a linear combination of the function values as
Finite difference - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_differenceIn an analogous way, one can obtain finite difference approximations to higher order derivatives and differential operators. For example, by using the above central difference formula for f ′(x + h/2) and f ′(x − h/2) and applying a central difference formula for the derivative of f ′ at x, we obtain the central difference approximation of the second derivative of f: Second-order central