Chapter 7. Numerical Integration

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	Java Number Cruncher: The Java Programmer's Guide to Numerical Computing By Ronald  Mak
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	Part  II.   Iterative Computations

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Freshman calculus classes would have us believe that integration is mostly algebraic manipulation if the integrand (the function we want to integrate) fits a certain pattern, perform a prescribed set of transformations and then plug in the values to get the answer. For example, if the integrand is f ( x ) = x ⁿ and n -1, then, we were taught,

Unfortunately, in the real world, these patterns aren't always apparent, and so we use the computer to do numerical integration.

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