Simpson's rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Numerical integration method
gptkbp:appliesTo Continuous functions
gptkbp:basedOn Parabolic approximation
gptkbp:category gptkb:Quadrature_rule
gptkbp:errorOrder O(h^4)
gptkbp:field Numerical analysis
gptkbp:firstPublished 1743
gptkbp:form ∫_a^b f(x) dx ≈ (b-a)/6 [f(a) + 4f((a+b)/2) + f(b)]
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Trapezoidal_rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simpson's rule
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Simpson
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Newton–Cotes_formulas
gptkb:Trapezoidal_rule
Midpoint rule
gptkbp:requires Even number of intervals
gptkbp:usedFor Approximating definite integrals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Simpson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7