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Chapter 30: Extrapolation

Introduction

Suppose, with an amount of work that increases with j, you can compute the jth term of a sequence, s1,s2,... which sequence converges to a limit s.

How can you guess s from the first few terms of the sequence?

 

Topics

30.1 Example

30.2 Discussion

30.3 Method when Leading Behavior is Known

30.4 Application to Numerical Integration