Differentiation - Loughborough University
learn.lboro.ac.uk › archive › olmp1. the one-sided (forward) difference f(a+h)−f(a) h 2. the one-sided (backward) difference f(a)−f(a−h) h 3. the central difference f(a+h)−f(a−h) 2h In practice, the central difference formula is the most accurate. These first, rather artificial, examples will help fix our ideas before we move on to more realistic applications ...
Forward, Backward and Central Divided Difference
mathforcollege.com › nm › simulationsForward, Backward and Central Divided Difference Ana Catalina Torres, Autar Kaw University of South Florida United States of America kaw@eng.usf.edu Introduction This worksheet demonstrates the use of Maple to compare the approximation of first order derivatives using three different methods. Each method uses a point h ahead, behind or both of the