Scribd
Upload
48 views

Approximation Theory and Methods

research paper for metallurgy students

Uploaded by

kripanshmehra12345
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
48 views

Approximation Theory and Methods

research paper for metallurgy students

Uploaded by

kripanshmehra12345
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Approximation Theory and Methods

M. J. D. Powell

Publication date
Digital publication date: 28 May 2018
Physical publication date: 21 May 1981

Most functions that occur in mathematics cannot be used directly in


computer calculations. Instead they are approximated by manageable
functions such as polynomials and piecewise polynomials. The general
theory of the subject and its application to polynomial approximation
are classical, but piecewise polynomials have become far more useful
during the last twenty years. Thus many important theoretical
properties have been found recently and many new techniques for the
automatic calculation of approximations to prescribed accuracy have
been developed. This book gives a thorough and coherent introduction
to the theory that is the basis of current approximation methods.
Professor Powell describes and analyses the main techniques of
calculation supplying sufficient motivation throughout the book to
make it accessible to scientists and engineers who require Find out more
approximation methods for practical needs. Because the book is based
on a course of lectures to third-year undergraduates in mathematics at Cambridge University,
sufficient attention is given to theory to make it highly suitable as a mathematical textbook at
undergraduate or postgraduate level.

About the book


Subjects: Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Computational Science
Format: Paperback , Price: £59.99
Publication date: 21 May 1981, ISBN: 9780521295147
Format: Digital , Price: £59.99
Publication date: 28 May 2018, ISBN: 9781139171502

https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139171502

Contents
1 - The approximation problem and existence of best 15 - An example of L1 approximation and the discrete case
approximations 16 - The order of convergence of polynomial approximations
2 - The uniqueness of best approximations 17 - The uniform boundedness theorem
3 - Approximation operators and some approximating functions 18 - Interpolation by piecewise polynomials
4 - Polynomial interpolation 19 - B-splines
5 - Divided differences 20 - Convergence properties of spline approximations
6 - The uniform convergence of polynomial approximations 21 - Knot positions and the calculation of spline approximations

This flyer was generated on 14 January 2024 and 19:33 and the information may have
changed
7 - The theory of minimax approximation 22 - The Peano kernel theorem
8 - The exchange algorithm 23 - Natural and perfect splines
9 - The convergence of the exchange algorithm 24 - Optimal interpolation
10 - Rational approximation by the exchange algorithm Appendix A - The Haar condition
11 - Least squares approximation Appendix B - Related work and references
12 - Properties of orthogonal polynomials Index
13 - Approximation to periodic functions
14 - The theory of best L1 approximation

This flyer was generated on 14 January 2024 and 19:33 and the information may have
changed

You might also like