pwl_interp_1d


pwl_interp_1d, a C code which interpolates a set of data with a piecewise linear function, creating graphics files for processing by gnuplot().

The test code needs the test_interp() library.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

pwl_interp_1d is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

pwl_interp_1d_test

barycentric_interp_1d, a C code which defines and evaluates the barycentric Lagrange polynomial p(x) which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i). The barycentric approach means that very high degree polynomials can safely be used.

chebyshev_interp_1d, a C code which determines the combination of Chebyshev polynomials which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i).

gnuplot_test, C codes which illustrate how a program can write data and command files so that gnuplot() can create plots of the program results.

lagrange_interp_1d, a C code which defines and evaluates the Lagrange polynomial p(x) which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i).

nearest_interp_1d, a C code which interpolates a set of data using a piecewise constant interpolant defined by the nearest neighbor criterion.

newton_interp_1d, a C code which finds a polynomial interpolant to data using Newton divided differences.

pwl_approx_1d, a C code which approximates a set of data using a piecewise linear function.

pwl_interp_2d, a C code which evaluates a piecewise linear interpolant to data defined on a regular 2D grid.

rbf_interp_1d, a C code which defines and evaluates radial basis function (RBF) interpolants to 1D data.

shepard_interp_1d, a C code which defines and evaluates Shepard interpolants to 1D data, based on inverse distance weighting.

shepard_interp_1d, a C code which defines and evaluates Shepard interpolants to 1D data, which are based on inverse distance weighting.

test_interp, a C code which defines a number of test problems for interpolation, provided as a set of (x,y) data.

test_interp_1d, a C code which defines test problems for interpolation of data y(x), depending on a 1D argument.

vandermonde_interp_1d, a C code which finds a polynomial interpolant to data y(x) of a 1D argument, by setting up and solving a linear system for the polynomial coefficients, involving the Vandermonde matrix.

Reference:

  1. Kendall Atkinson,
    An Introduction to Numerical Analysis,
    Prentice Hall, 1989,
    ISBN: 0471624896,
    LC: QA297.A94.1989.
  2. Philip Davis,
    Interpolation and Approximation,
    Dover, 1975,
    ISBN: 0-486-62495-1,
    LC: QA221.D33
  3. David Kahaner, Cleve Moler, Steven Nash,
    Numerical Methods and Software,
    Prentice Hall, 1989,
    ISBN: 0-13-627258-4,
    LC: TA345.K34.

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Last revised on 29 July 2019.