6: Integration
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We want to construct numerical algorithms that can perform definite integrals of the form
I=∫baf(x)dx
Calculating these definite integrals numerically is called numerical integration, numerical quadrature, or more simply quadrature.
- 6.4: Adaptive Integration
- The useful MATLAB function quad.m performs numerical integration using adaptive Simpson quadrature. The idea is to let the computation itself decide on the grid size required to achieve a certain level of accuracy. Moreover, the grid size need not be the same over the entire region of integration.