""" Numerical integration or quadrature for a smooth function f with known values at x_i This method is the classical approch of suming 'Equally Spaced Abscissas' method 1: "extended trapezoidal rule" """ from __future__ import print_function def method_1(boundary, steps): # "extended trapezoidal rule" # int(f) = dx/2 * (f1 + 2f2 + ... + fn) h = (boundary[1] - boundary[0]) / steps a = boundary[0] b = boundary[1] x_i = make_points(a,b,h) y = 0.0 y += (h/2.0)*f(a) for i in x_i: #print(i) y += h*f(i) y += (h/2.0)*f(b) return y def make_points(a,b,h): x = a + h while x < (b-h): yield x x = x + h def f(x): #enter your function here y = (x-0)*(x-0) return y def main(): a = 0.0 #Lower bound of integration b = 1.0 #Upper bound of integration steps = 10.0 #define number of steps or resolution boundary = [a, b] #define boundary of integration y = method_1(boundary, steps) print('y = {0}'.format(y)) if __name__ == '__main__': main()