pwl_approx_1d.md

PWL_APPROX_1D
Approximation in 1D using Piecewise Linear Functions {#pwl_approx_1d-approximation-in-1d-using-piecewise-linear-functions align="center"}

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PWL_APROX_1D is a C++ library which defines and evaluates a piecewise linear function, using NC "control points", which approximates a set of ND data points (x(i),y(i)).

PWL_APPROX_1D needs access to the QR_SOLVE and R8LIB libraries. The test code also needs access to the TEST_INTERP_1D library.

Licensing: {#licensing align="center"}

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages: {#languages align="center"}

PWL_APPROX_1D is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

Related Data and Programs: {#related-data-and-programs align="center"}

LAGRANGE_APPROX_1D, a C++ library which defines and evaluates the Lagrange polynomial p(x) of degree m which approximates a set of nd data points (x(i),y(i)).

PWL_INTERP_1D, a C++ library which interpolates a set of data using a piecewise linear function.

QR_SOLVE, a C++ library which computes the least squares solution of a linear system A*x=b.

R8LIB, a C++ library which contains many utility routines using double precision real (R8) arithmetic.

SPLINE, a C++ library which constructs and evaluates spline interpolants and approximants.

TEST_APPROX, a C++ library which defines test problems for approximation, provided as a set of (x,y) data.

TEST_INTERP_1D, a C++ library which defines test problems for interpolation of data y(x), depending on a 2D argument.

VANDERMONDE_APPROX_1D, a C++ library which finds a polynomial approximant to data of a 1D argument by setting up and solving an overdetermined linear system for the polynomial coefficients, involving the Vandermonde matrix.

Reference: {#reference align="center"}

1. Kendall Atkinson,
   An Introduction to Numerical Analysis,
   Prentice Hall, 1989,
   ISBN: 0471624896,
   LC: QA297.A94.1989.
2. Philip Davis,
   Interpolation and Approximation,
   Dover, 1975,
   ISBN: 0-486-62495-1,
   LC: QA221.D33
3. David Kahaner, Cleve Moler, Steven Nash,
   Numerical Methods and Software,
   Prentice Hall, 1989,
   ISBN: 0-13-627258-4,
   LC: TA345.K34.

Source Code: {#source-code align="center"}

• pwl_approx_1d.cpp, the source code.
• pwl_approx_1d.hpp, the include file.

Examples and Tests: {#examples-and-tests align="center"}

• pwl_approx_1d_prb.cpp, a sample calling program.
• pwl_approx_1d_prb_output.txt, the output file.

List of Routines: {#list-of-routines align="center"}

• PWL_APPROX_1D determines the control values for a PWL approximant.
• PWL_APPROX_1D_MATRIX returns the matrix for the PWL approximant controls.

You can go up one level to the C++ source codes.

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Last revised on 09 October 2012.