Simpson’s 1/3 Rule

Simpson’s 1/3 Rule

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Note: minimum of three data points, thus, minimum of n=2 segments and n should be divisible by two.

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Since n=2

The formula would then be

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Multiple Application Simpson’s 1/3 Rule

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Example
• Estimate the integral of the function from x=0 to x=0.8 using trapezoidal and multiple application trapezoidal
rules.

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Example

@n=2
x f(x) 1/3 Simpson’s Pattern
0 0.2 1(0.2)
0.4 2.456 4(2.456)
0.8 0.232 1(0.232)
∑f(x)’s = 10.256

Comparing with trapezoidal at n=2 (I=1.0688)

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@n=4
x f(x) 1/3 Simpson’s Pattern
0 0.2 1(0.2)
0.2 1.288 4(1.288)
0.4 2.456 2(2.456)
0.6 3.464 4(3.464)
0.8 0.232 1(0.232)
∑f(x)’s = 24.352

Comparing with trapezoidal at n=2 (I=1.4848)

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 @n=8
x f(x) 1/3 Simpson’s Pattern
0 0.2 1(0.2)=0.2
0.1 1.289 4(1.289)=5.156
0.2 1.288 2(1.288)=2.576
0.3 1.607 4(1.607)=6.428
0.4 2.456 2(2.456)=4.912
0.5 3.325 4(3.325)=13.3
0.6 3.464 2(3.464)=6.928
0.7 2.363 4(2.363)=9.452
0.8 0.232 1(0.232)=0.232
∑f(x)’s = 49.184

Comparing with trapezoidal at n=2 (I=1.6008)

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