Re: Using NIntegrate in a function
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- Subject: [mg130062] Re: Using NIntegrate in a function
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- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:47:21 -0500 (EST)
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Hi dude,
That's not a serious problem. Just define your function as:
f[a_?NumberQ]:=NIntegrate[Exp[-((a-1/3)^2+1)*x^4],{x,-1,1}]
Notice the ?NumberQ part that tells Math to only evaluate the function when "a" is a number. This will stop the errors from coming up.
Cheers