Mathematics A-Level
experimental integration
What experimental integration means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of experimental integration
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Reference: WJEC
Evaluating total distance travelled from irregular velocity data using numerical integration on experimental ordinates.
Topics that use experimental integration
- Numerical Methods (A2 Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
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- cobweb diagram
- contextual problem solving
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- failure of sign change
- fixed-point iteration
- Intermediate value theorem
- Newton-Raphson method
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