Prerequisites & Objectives
Prerequisites for Learning Numerical Differentiation of Continuous Functions [PDF] [DOC]
Objectives ofNumerical Differentiation of Continuous Functions[PDF] [DOC]
Textbook Chapters
A Textbook Chapter on Numerical Differentiation of Continuous Functions [PDF] [DOC]
Digital Audiovisual Lectures
Forward Divided Difference: Part 1 of 2 [YOUTUBE 9:28] [TRANSCRIPT]
Forward Divided Difference: Part 2 of 2 [YOUTUBE 4:41] [TRANSCRIPT]
Backward Divided Difference:Part 1 of 2 [YOUTUBE 9:08] [TRANSCRIPT]
Backward Divided Difference: Part 2 of 2[YOUTUBE 5:32] [TRANSCRIPT]
Central Divided Difference [YOUTUBE 9:53] [TRANSCRIPT]
Higher Order Derivative Divided Difference: Theory [YOUTUBE 8:37] [TRANSCRIPT]
Higher Order Derivative Divided Difference: Example [YOUTUBE 6:04] [TRANSCRIPT]
Accuracy of Divided Difference Formulas: Part 1 of 2 [YOUTUBE 8:16] [TRANSCRIPT]
Accuracy of Divided Difference Formulas Part 2 of 2 [YOUTUBE 3:51] [TRANSCRIPT]
Multiple Choice Tests
Test Your Knowledge on Background of Differentiation [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]
Test Your Knowledge of Numerical Differentiation of Continuous Functions [HTML] [PDF] [DOC]
Presentations
A PowerPoint Presentation on Numerical Differentiation of Continuous Functions[PDF] [PPT]
Worksheets
Worksheet on Forward Divided Difference Method of Numerical Differentiation [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]
Worksheet on Backward Divided Difference Method of Numerical Differentiation [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]
Worksheet on Central Divided Difference Method of Numerical Differentiation [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]
Worksheet on Numerical Differentiation for a Second Derivative [MAPLE] [MATHCAD] [MATHEMATICA] [MATLAB]
Wolfram Demonstration
Differential of a Function [NBP]
Examples from Other Majors
Computer Engineering Example on Numerical Differentiation of Discrete Functions [PDF] [DOC] [PHY]