This document discusses numerical differentiation and integration using Newton's forward and backward difference formulas. It provides examples of using these formulas to calculate derivatives from tables of ordered data pairs. Specifically, it shows how to calculate derivatives at interior points using central difference formulas, and at endpoints using forward or backward formulas depending on if the point is near the start or end of the data range. Formulas are derived for calculating the first and second derivatives, and examples are worked through to find acceleration and rates of cooling from given temperature-time tables.
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