Section 4.1 Numerical Differentiation
www3.nd.edu › ~zxu2 › acms40390F15Example 4.4.1 Use forward difference formula with β= 0.1 to approximate the derivative of ππ (π₯π₯) = ln(π₯π₯) at π₯π₯0= 1.8. Determine the bound of the approximation error. Forward-difference: ππ′(π₯π₯ 0) ≈ ππ(π₯π₯0+β)−ππ(π₯π₯0) β when β> 0. Backward-difference: ππ′(π₯π₯ 0) ≈