4. Numerical Methods II
Numerical Differentiation — Quiz
Test your understanding of numerical differentiation with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
What does numerical differentiation estimate?
Question 2
Which formula is the forward-difference approximation to $f'(x)$?
Question 3
When values on both sides of a point are available, which finite-difference formula is usually more accurate for approximating $f'(x)$?
Question 4
If $f(x)=x^2$, what is $f'(3)$?
Question 5
In a finite-difference approximation, what usually happens to truncation error as the step size $h$ becomes smaller?