TEST_INTERP_1D
Test Functions Y(X) for Interpolation of a 1D Argument


TEST_INTERP_1D is a MATLAB library which defines test functions y(x) that may be used to test interpolation algorithms involving a 1D argument x.

TEST_INTERP_1D requires access to a compiled copy of the R8LIB library.

Licensing:

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

Languages:

TEST_INTERP_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:

BARYCENTRIC_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which defines and evaluates the barycentric Lagrange polynomial p(x) which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i). The barycentric approach means that very high degree polynomials can safely be used.

CHEBYSHEV_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which determines the combination of Chebyshev polynomials which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i).

LAGRANGE_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which defines and evaluates the Lagrange polynomial p(x) which interpolates a set of data, so that p(x(i)) = y(i).

NEAREST_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which interpolates a set of data using a piecewise constant interpolant defined by the nearest neighbor criterion.

PWL_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which interpolates a set of data using a piecewise linear interpolant.

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

RBF_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which defines and evaluates radial basis function (RBF) interpolants to 1D data.

SHEPARD_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which defines and evaluates Shepard interpolants to 1D data, based on inverse distance weighting.

TEST_INTERP_2D, a MATLAB library which defines test problems for interpolation of data z(x,y), depending on a 2D argument.

TEST_INTERP_ND, a MATLAB library which defines test problems for interpolation of data z(x), depending on an M-dimensional argument.

VANDERMONDE_INTERP_1D, a MATLAB library which finds a polynomial interpolant to data y(x) of a 1D argument, by setting up and solving a linear system for the polynomial coefficients, involving the Vandermonde matrix.

Reference:

  1. Philip Davis,
    Interpolation and Approximation,
    Dover, 1975,
    ISBN: 0-486-62495-1,
    LC: QA221.D33

Source Code:

Examples and Tests:

test_interp_1d_test03 plots each function:

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Last revised on 07 August 2012.