umontreal.iro.lecuyer.functions
Interface MathFunctionWithIntegral

All Superinterfaces:

MathFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

AverageMathFunction, BSpline, IdentityMathFunction, PolInterp, Polynomial, ShiftedMathFunction, SmoothingCubicSpline

public interface MathFunctionWithIntegral
extends MathFunction

Represents a mathematical function whose integral can be computed by the integral method.

Method Summary

double

integral(double a, double b) Computes (or estimates) the integral of the function over the interval [a, b].

Methods inherited from interface umontreal.iro.lecuyer.functions.MathFunction

evaluate

Method Detail

integral

double integral(double a,
                double b)

Computes (or estimates) the integral of the function over the interval [a, b].

Parameters:

a - the starting point of the interval.

b - the ending point of the interval.

Returns:

the value of the integral.