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"Simpson's Rule is a numerical method that approximates the value of a definite integral by using quadratic functions. This method is named after the English mathematician Thomas Simpson (1710−1761)."
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"Let's check this method for the next function: $$f(x) = ({e^x / 2})*(cos(x)-sin(x))$$ with $\\varepsilon = 0.001$"
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"import math \n",
"import numpy as np\n",
"\n",
"def simpsone(a, b, n, func):\n",
" h = float((b-a)/n)\n",
" s = (func(a) + func(b)) * 0.5\n",
" for i in np.arange(0, n-1):\n",
" xk = a + h*i\n",
" xk1 = a + h*(i-1)\n",
" s = s + func(xk) + 2*func((xk1+xk)/2)\n",
" x = a + h*n\n",
" x1 = a + h*(n-1)\n",
" s += 2 *func((x1 + x)/2)\n",
" return s*h/3.0"
]
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"source": [
"## Some input data"
]
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"name": "stdout",
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"text": [
"Result: -8.404153016168566\n"
]
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"f = lambda x: (math.e**x / 2)*(math.cos(x)-math.sin(x))\n",
"\n",
"n = 10000 \n",
"a = 2.0\n",
"b = 3.0\n",
"\n",
"print(\"Result: \", simpsone(a, b, n, f))"
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