1.) Spline vs. Cubic Hermite
a.) Data:
The coefficients of the piecewise cubic function on the first interval (0-1) are found by solving:
And on the second interval (1-2):
b.) This becomes a cubic spline if the second derivative is continuous. Since we only have two intervals, this will hold if the second derivative for both equations is equal at 1. That is, if:
2.) More on Cubic Splines
Data:
a.) I'm not sure I should even bother solving the system of equations to find the coefficients - it's pretty obvious that
is what we're looking for.
b.)
which yields the polynomial:
c.)
3.) Linear Programming
3.) Polynomial Interpolation
5.) Runge Interpolation and 6.) Judicious Interpolation
Uploading the 40 images for these two questions would be a headache and a chore. Therefore I provide 4 images - the interpolations at n=10 and n=20. If you'd like to generate more, then you can use these Maple worksheets I created:
Runge Interpolation
Judicious Interpolation
10th degree Runge
File:Runge10.jpg
20th degree Runge
File:Runge20.jpg
10th degree Judicious
File:Judicious10.jpg
20th degree Judicious
File:Judicious20.jpg
1.) Spline vs. Cubic Hermite
9.) Uniqueness of Interpolating Polynomial
a.) Power Form
This yield
,
,
, and
. So
.
b.) Lagrange Form
So
. Substituting and simplifying everything down leaves us with:
c.)
So,
. If we expand all the terms and then simplify, we arrive at: