In: Advanced Math
Simpson’s 1/3 is more
effective and accurate when the condition of the subdivision is
only even for solving a definite integral.
Simpson’s 1/3rd rule is an extension of the trapezoidal rule in
which the integrand is approximated by a second-order polynomial.
Simpson rule can be derived from the various way using Newton’s
divided difference polynomial, Lagrange polynomial, and the method
of coefficients.