#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require("rbgsl")
f = GSL::Function.alloc { |x|
GSL::pow(x, 1.5)
}
printf("f(x) = x^(3/2)\n");
x = 2.0
h = 1e-8
result, abserr, status = f.deriv_central(x, h)
printf("x = 2.0\n");
printf("f'(x) = %.10f +/- %.10f\n", result, abserr);
printf("exact = %.10f\n\n", 1.5 * Math::sqrt(2.0));
x = 0.0
result, abserr, status = GSL::Deriv.forward(f, x, h)
printf("x = 0.0\n");
printf("f'(x) = %.10f +/- %.10f\n", result, abserr);
printf("exact = %.10f\n", 0.0);
f2 = GSL::Function.alloc { |x, a| Math::exp(a*x) }
f2.set_params(2)
p f2.deriv_central(0)
f2.set_params(3)
p f2.deriv_central(0)
f2.set_params(123)
p f2.deriv_central(0, h)
p GSL::Deriv.central(f2, 0)
p GSL::Deriv.forward(f2, 0)
p GSL::Deriv.backward(f2, 0)
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