Simpson's Rule Integration 1.0

This function computes the integral "I" via Simpson's rule in the interval [a,b] with n+1 equally spaced pointsSyntax: I = simpsons(f,a,b,n)Where, f= can either be an anonymous function (e.g. f=@(x) sin(x)) or a vector containing equally spaced values of the function to be integrated a= Initial point of interval b= Last point of interval n= # of sub-intervals (panels), must be integerWritten by Juan Camilo Medina - The University of Notre Dame 09/2010 (copyright Dr. Simpson)Example 1:Suppose you want to integrate a function f(x) in the interval [-1,1].You also want 3 integration points (2 panels) evenly distributed through thedomain (you can select more point for better accuracy).Thus:f=@(x) ((x-1).*x./2).*((x-1).*x./2);I=simpsons(f,-1,1,2)Example 2:Suppose you want to integrate a function f(x) in the interval [-1,1].You know some values of the function f(x) between the given interval,those are fi= {1,0.518,0.230,0.078,0.014,0,0.006,0.014,0.014,0.006,0}Thus:fi= [1 0.518 0.230 0.078 0.014 0 0.006 0.014 0.014 0.006 0];I=simpsons(fi,-1,1,[])note that there is no need to provide the number of intervals (panels) "n",since they are implicitly specified by the number of elements in the vector fi

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	Matlab
Keyword:	Accuracy,  Distributed,  Domain,  Evenly,  Select,  Simpson,  X1x2x1x2
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