#include #include #include double f (double x, void * params) { (void)(params); /* avoid unused parameter warning */ return pow (x, 1.5); } int main (void) { gsl_function F; double result, abserr; F.function = &f; F.params = 0; printf ("f(x) = x^(3/2)\n"); gsl_deriv_central (&F, 2.0, 1e-8, &result, &abserr); printf ("x = 2.0\n"); printf ("f'(x) = %.10f +/- %.10f\n", result, abserr); printf ("exact = %.10f\n\n", 1.5 * sqrt(2.0)); gsl_deriv_forward (&F, 0.0, 1e-8, &result, &abserr); printf ("x = 0.0\n"); printf ("f'(x) = %.10f +/- %.10f\n", result, abserr); printf ("exact = %.10f\n", 0.0); return 0; }