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Chapter 3

Applications and Further Exploration of Numerical Methods

The concepts of numerical approximation and optimization continue in the context of application to statistics and the exploration of numerical integration.

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Topic Name An Image from the Topic Brief Description
Area under a Curve - An Integral defining erf(x)   Numerical integration is demonstrated as a means to tabulate erf(x). An approximation is developed for  erf(x) that avoids table look-up and interpolation.
Grading Peas and the Central Limit Theorem The Law of Large Numbers 

The Normal Distribution
Using Accumulators for Integration - Solving Some Differential Equations - Interpolating a List   A General Purpose Integrator.  Computer Solution of Differential Equations.  Interpolating a List.
Exploring Spreadsheet Integration - Multiple Integrations - Larger Numbers of Steps Investigate the effects of Step Size and the Number of Steps
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