KKKH 3323 : Numerical Analysis and Computation Methods

Tutorial 2 : Newton-Cotes Integration Formulas (Chapter 22)

1. Evaluate the following integral:

(a) Analytically
(b) Single application of the trapezoidal rule
(c) Multiple-application trapezoidal rule, with n = 2 and 4
(d) Single application of Simpson’s 1/3 rule
(e) Single application of Simpson’s 3/8 rule

Solution:

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 KKKH 3323 : Numerical Analysis and Computation Methods
Tutorial 2 : Newton-Cotes Integration Formulas (Chapter 22)

2. Evaluate the following integral:

(a) Analytically
(b) Single application of the trapezoidal rule
(c) Multiple-application trapezoidal rule, with n = 2 and 4
(d) Single application of Simpson’s 1/3 rule
(e) Single application of Simpson’s 3/8 rule

Solution:

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 KKKH 3323 : Numerical Analysis and Computation Methods
Tutorial 2 : Newton-Cotes Integration Formulas (Chapter 22)

3. Evaluate the following integral:

(a) Analytically
(b) Single application of the trapezoidal rule
(c) Single application of Simpson’s 1/3 rule
(d) Single application of Simpson’s 3/8 rule

Solution:

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 KKKH 3323 : Numerical Analysis and Computation Methods
Tutorial 2 : Newton-Cotes Integration Formulas (Chapter 22)

4. Integrate the following function analytically and using the trapezoidal rule, with n = 1, 2, 3,
and 4:

Use the analytical solution to compute true percent relative errors to evaluate the accuracy of
the trapezoidal approximations.

Solution:

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