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In this chapter we propose methods for the numerical approximation of derivatives and integrals of functions. Concerning integration, quite often for a generic function it is not possible to find a primitive in an explicit form. Even when a primitive is known, its use might not be easy.
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Quarteroni, A., Saleri, F., Gervasio, P. (2014). Numerical differentiation and integration. In: Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave. Texts in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45367-0_4
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