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Interpolation and Curve Fitting by Sectionally Linear Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Hans Schwerdtfeger
Hans Schwerdtfeger*
Affiliation:
McGill University
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Functions employed for interpolation and curve fitting are for the most part polynomials with numerical coefficients. Indeed these are functions whose values for numerically given arguments can be computed directly without resorting to non-algebraic designs. It is known, however, that there are cases where polynomial interpolation does not yield an adequate approximation to a given function (cf. [4], p. 34).

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Type
Notes on Numerical Analysis II
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , 01 January 1960 , pp. 41 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1960

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