Numerical Integration with quad()

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Calculate definite integrals of continuous mathematical functions with scipy.integrate.quad.

Definite Integrals with quad

SciPy provides scipy.integrate.quad to compute definite single integrals: ∫_a^b f(x) dx.

Integrating a Function

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from scipy.integrate import quad

def f(x):
    # Integral of 3x^2 from 0 to 2 is [x^3]_0^2 = 8
    return 3 * x**2

area, est_error = quad(f, 0, 2)
print("Calculated Area:", area)
print("Estimated Error Bound:", est_error)

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Test Yourself With Exercise

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What is the primary function in scipy.integrate for computing single-variable definite integrals?

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