FiniteDifferenceMethod.Forward Method

public static FiniteDifferenceMethod Forward(
	int derivativeOrder,
	int accuracyOrder
)

Public Shared Function Forward ( 
	derivativeOrder As Integer,
	accuracyOrder As Integer
) As FiniteDifferenceMethod

public:
static FiniteDifferenceMethod^ Forward(
	int derivativeOrder, 
	int accuracyOrder
)

static member Forward : 
        derivativeOrder : int * 
        accuracyOrder : int -> FiniteDifferenceMethod 

Parameters

derivativeOrder  Int32

The order of the derivative to compute.

accuracyOrder  Int32

The accuracy order of the method.

Return Value

The accuracy order of the method is the smallest exponent of the step size in the error of the approximation. As a result, higher order methods allow for larger step sizes.

Forward finite difference methods only evaluate the function at values greater than or equal to the point where the derivative is requested.

Forward differences are generally less accurate than central differences using the same number of points.

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