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EGM6321 - Principles of Engineering Analysis 1, Fall 2009

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Mtg 35: Thurs, 12Nov09


Gauss Legendre quadrature (numerical integration}

Quadrature; QUAD-->quadrilateral-->Greek: measuring areas

 

Area   Quadrilaterals

Cubature; CUBE; Volume   cubes

 

  with   the roots for   , where n is the degree of   and   being the weight

 

 

(1)



 

(2)

where j=1,2,...,n

 

(3)

for  

Ex:   (2 point interpolation)

Eq.(3) P.31-3  

 

Eq.(4) P.31-3  

 

 

HW: verify table for Gauss Legendre quadrature in wikipedia, analytical expression of   and   and   (n=integration points) after verifying the expression for   with  ; (see HW p31-3 )

Evaluate numerically   and   and compute results with Abram & Stegum (see lecture plan)

Question: How does Gauss Legendre quadrature compare to other quadrature methods, e.g. trapezoidal rule?

Answer: Look at  , Eq.(3) P.35-2. Consider  ...

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