y

n-1
n
n+1

dy/dx
d2y/dx2

x
0.2461
0.4375
0.4336

forward
backward
central

0.25
0.5
0.75
-0.0156
0.7656
0.375
0.5
-3.1248
-3
estimated actual

let us use x interval as 0.1

y
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1

x
0.0999
0.1984
0.2919
0.3744
0.4375
0.4704
0.4599
0.3904
0.2439

y
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1

0.3744
0.381742
0.388883
0.395812
0.402519
0.408994
0.415225
0.421203
0.426916
0.432352
0.4375
0.442348
0.446884
0.451095
0.454969
0.458494
0.461655
0.46444
0.466835
0.468826

0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9

forward
backward
central
forward
backward
central
forward
backward
central

0.935
0.985
0.96 dy/dx
d2y/dx2
0.329
0.631
0.48 dy/dx
d2y/dx2
-1.465
-0.695
-1.08 dy/dx
d2y/dx2
dy/dx
d2y/dx2
forward
backward central
0.4 0.714065 0.734239 0.724152
-2.0174
0.41
0.42
0.43 0.647471 0.670705 0.659088
-2.3234
0.44
0.45
0.46 0.571265 0.597775 0.58452
-2.651
0.47
0.48
0.49 0.484799 0.514801
0.4998
-3.0002
0.5
0.51
0.52 0.387425 0.421135 0.40428
-3.371
0.53
0.54
0.55
0.56
0.57
0.58
0.59

0.4704

0.6

-0.5

-3.02

-7.7

y=sinx
y
n-1
n
n+1

n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1
n-1
n
n+1

x
degree
0.5 0.523599
30 0.523599
0.64278761 0.698132
40 0.698132
0.766044443 0.872665
50 0.872665

forward
backward
dy/dxcentral
d2y/dx2

0.70621
0.818113
0.762161
-0.641158

x
0.698132
0.715585
0.733038
0.750492
0.767945
0.785398
0.802851
0.820305
0.837758
0.855211
0.872665
0.890118

0.64278761
0.656059029
0.669130606
0.68199836
0.69465837
0.707106781
0.7193398
0.731353702
0.743144825
0.75470958
0.766044443
0.777145961

0.174533
0.174533

red-estimated
blue-actual

0.766044 actual
-0.642788
forward
backward dy/dx
d2y/dx2
40 0.748946 0.760396 0.754671 -0.656042
41
42
43 0.713241 0.725365 0.719303 -0.694641
44
45
46 0.675582 0.688346 0.681964 -0.731335
47
48
49 0.63607 0.64944 0.642755 -0.766025
50
51