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- function [A,df] = diffnew(X,Y)
- % [A,df] = diffnew(X,Y)
- % Numerical approximation for f'(x).
- % The method is differentiation of the Newton polynomial Pn(x).
- % An approximation for f'(X(1)) is computed.
- % X is the list of abscissas, input.
- % Y is the list of abscissas, input.
- % A is the coefficient list for Pn(x), output.
- % df is the approximate derivative, output.
- A = Y;
- n = length(X);
- for j=2:n,
- for k=n:-1:j,
- A(k) = (A(k)-A(k-1))/(X(k)-X(k-j+1));
- end
- end
- x0 = X(1);
- df = A(2);
- prod = 1;
- n1 = length(A)-1;
- for k=2:n1,
- prod = prod*(x0 - X(k));
- df = df + prod*A(k+1);
- end
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