Re: [Splines] Defining piecewise functions over a variable number of intervals
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- Subject: [mg52738] Re: [mg52692] [Splines] Defining piecewise functions over a variable number of intervals
- From: Christopher Purcell <christopherpurcell at mac.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 05:21:55 -0500 (EST)
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Unless you are doing something quite peculiar, the built-in Interpolation and ListInterpolation routines will probably suffice. With a little extra work, they can handle vector as well as scalar input data and they shield you from having to deal with the piecewise construction. Dr Christopher Purcell Sensors & Actuators Group DRDC-Atlantic, 9 Grove St., PO Box 1012, Dartmouth NS B2Y 3Z7 Canada Work E-mail chris.purcell at drdc-rddc.gc.ca Work Tel 902-426-3100 x389 Fax 902-426-9654 Home Tel 902-464-9248 Home E-mail christopherpurcell at mac.com AIM/iChatAV: cffrc On Dec 9, 2004, at 9:22 PM, m0NoiD wrote: > I know you can define a function piecewise with If[] statements, and > even better with Which[]. I am wondering if there is a way to > construct a piecewise function when the number of intervals is not > known in advance. > > I am trying to find a way to compute cubic splines for any number of > data points. The data points will be the input. Then it will compute > the coefficients of the polynomials. > > The thing I then need is a subroutine which will take any number of > coefficients as input and construct piecewise cubic polynomials. > > I am looking for the most efficient way to do this. I am guessing it > will require some sort of pattern matching, but I am not sure so that > is why I need help. > > Thank you, > > Steve >
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- [Splines] Defining piecewise functions over a variable number of intervals
- From: "m0NoiD" <phloam@myrealbox.com>
- [Splines] Defining piecewise functions over a variable number of intervals