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Introduction

Taylor Series

Lagrange Polynomials

Lagrange polynomials, which are commonly used for interpolation, can also be used for differentiation.



Tables for Derivatives on Uniform Grids

Some First Derivative Expressions for a Uniform Mesh
Derivative at point i Discrete Representation (uniform mesh) Order
Forward Difference  \left. \frac{\mathrm{d}\phi}{\mathrm{d}x} \right|_{i} \approx \frac{\phi_{i+1}-\phi_{i}}{\Delta x} \mathcal{O}\left(\Delta x \right)
Backward Difference  \left. \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \right|_{i} \approx \frac{\phi_{i}-\phi_{i-1}}{\Delta x} \mathcal{O}\left(\Delta x \right)
Central Difference  \left. \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \right|_{i} \approx\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \approx \frac{\phi_{i+1}-\phi_{i-1}}{2\Delta x} \mathcal{O}\left(\Delta x^2 \right)


Some Second Derivative Expressions for a Uniform Mesh
Derivative at point i Discrete Representation (uniform mesh) Order